Show Notes
Juliana Cantarelli Vita and Schuyler Whelden discuss the music tradition maracatu de baque solto from the zona da mata region of the northeastern state of Pernambuco. They are joined by maracatu practitioner Mestre Bi and anthropologist and historian Dr. Chris Estrada. Transcript available at https://essefoimassa.com/. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Chris Estrada (of Michigan State University) has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award to Brazil. Dr. Estrada will work with collaborators at the Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE) during portions of 2022 and 2023 as part of the project “Every Day Is Carnival: Improvisation and Cultural Preservation in the Rural Maracatus of Pernambuco.” This Fulbright Scholar award will enable Dr. Estrada to collaborate with people in the music and anthropology departments at UFPE in creating a virtual archive and website focused on maracatu field recordings. In addition to digitizing analog cassettes of sambadas and ensaios, he also plans to make his own recordings from 2009-2012 available there, and to supplement the audio material with historical and GIS data on the places where all of this takes place, with as much specificity about the people making it as possible. Find more of his work at https://www.baquesolto.org/ Follow him on Twitter @DrXtrada. Songs: Chico Science & Nação Zumbi, “Maracatu Atômico” (YouTube) (Spotify) Ticuqueiros, “Lá no Engenho” (YouTube) (Spotify) Mestre Bi singing about his history in maracatu de baque solto Ticuqueiros, “Cambinda Brasileira” (YouTube) (Spotify) Jorge Mautner, “Maracatu Atômico” (YouTube) Ticuqueiros, “Cantador Mestre” (YouTube) (Spotify) Ticuqueiros, “Samba de Maracatu” (YouTube) (Spotify)
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Juliana Cantarelli Vita and Schuyler Whelden continue their discussion the popular music genre forró with an exploration of the history and musical features of the sub-genre known as forró eletrônico. Transcript available at https://essefoimassa.com/. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Songs: Som da Massa, “Transcontinental Baião” Limão com Mel, “De Janeiro a Janeiro” (YouTube) (Spotify) Vieira e Seu Conjunto, “Rei da Lambada” (YouTube) (Spotify) Daniela Mercury, “O Canto da Cidade” (YouTube) (Spotify) Luiz Gonzaga, “Baião” (YouTube) (Spotify) Mastruz com Leite, “Meu Vaqueiro, Meu Peão” (YouTube) (Spotify) Aviões do Forró, “Chupa Que é de Uva” (YouTube) (Spotify) Sammy Bananas, “Transcontinental Baião (Carioca Remix)”
Juliana Cantarelli Vita and Schuyler Whelden continue their discussion the popular music genre forró with an exploration of the history and musical features of the sub-genre known as forró universitário. Transcript available at https://essefoimassa.com/. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Songs: Falamansa, “Xote da Alegria” (Spotify) (Youtube) Flávio José, “A Natureza das Coisas” (Spotify) (Youtube) Dominguinhos, “Eu Só Quero Um Xodó” (Youtube) Blues Traveler, "Hook" (Spotify) (Youtube) Axis of Awesome. “4 Chords” Juanes, “Volverte a Ver” (Spotify) (Youtube) Skank, “Te Ver” (Spotify) (Youtube) Os Paralamas do Sucesso, “Ela Disse Adeus” (Spotify) (Youtube) Rastapé, “Colo de Menina” (Spotify) (Youtube)
Juliana Cantarelli Vita and Schuyler Whelden continue their discussion the popular music genre forró with an exploration of themes of migration from the Brazilian Northeast. Transcript available at https://essefoimassa.com/. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Songs: Luiz Gonzaga, “Asa Branca” (Youtube) (Spotify) Marinês, “Rainha do Xaxado” (Spotify) (YouTube) Siba e Barachinha “Morte do sambador” (Youtube) Venâncio e Curumbá, “Último Pau de Arara” (Youtube) Maria Bethânia, “Carcará” (Youtube) João do Vale, “Sina de Caboclo” (Youtube) Jair Rodrigues, “Disparada” (Youtube) Clara Nunes, “Feira de Mangaio” (Youtube) (Spotify) Maria Dapaz, “Volta da Asa Branca” (Youtube) (Spotify)
Juliana Cantarelli Vita and Schuyler Whelden continue their discussion the popular music genre forró with an exploration of the history and musical features of the dance tradition called baião, as well as its continued usage in popular music. They are joined once again by accordionist and forró historian Julinho Mendes. Transcript available at https://essefoimassa.com/. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram. Songs: Gonzagão and Gonzaguinha, “Baião” (Youtube) (Spotify) Mário de Andrade’s Missão de Pesquisas Folclóricas, “Baião” (Youtube) Quatro Ases e Um Coringa, “Baião” (Youtube) Luiz Gonzaga, “Baião” (Youtube) (Spotify) Banda de Pífano Cultural de Caruaru 100%, “Baião em Novena” (Youtube) (Spotify) Clemilda, “Forró Sem Briga” (Youtube) (Spotify) Clemilda, “Prenda o Tadeu” (Youtube) (Spotify) Raimundo Sodré, “A Massa” (Youtube) (Spotify) Djavan, “Maçã do Rosto” (Youtube) (Spotify) Zé Ramalho, Elba Ramalho, and Geraldo Azevedo,“Ai Que Saudade D’Ocê” (Youtube) (Spotify) Tiago Araripe and Zeca Baleiro, “Baião de Nós” (Youtube) (Spotify) Luiz Gonzaga, “Baião de Dois” (Youtube) (Spotify) Almirante, “Pelo Telefone” (Youtube)