Banda Black Rio
Encyclopedia
Banda Black Rio is a Brazil
ian musical group from Rio de Janeiro
that was formed in 1976. It has a repertoire based on funk
but also including samba
, jazz
and Brazilian rhythms.
soul music
fusing together elements from a number of genres.
WEA had just been established in Brazil, and they wanted to create a band which could be the pioneer of this movement; so they contacted Oberdan Magalhães, a renowned saxophonist, that accepted the challenge and formed Banda Black Rio. Born and brought up in Madureira (an area of the Zona Norte), he was the cousin of Silas de Oliveira, (the composer of many sambas enredo and one of the founders of the Escola de Samba of the Império Serrano) and the godson of Mano Décio da Viola.
Influenced as much by Pixinguinha
as by Coleman Hawkins
, and split between Cartola
and Stevie Wonder
, he had taken his plans of musical fusion into the Rio night-club scene, where he had begun playing at the age of 15. A student of Paulo Moura, he then joined the group Impacto 8, where he started to outline what would much later become the sound of Banda Black Rio. In Impacto 8, Oberdan brought together musicians like the trombonist Raul de Souza and the drummer Robertinho Silva, playing a mixture, still in its early stages, of soul, jazz and samba. From there, after a short period alone playing in bars, he joined the pianist Dom Salvador’s band, the “Abolição”, where he met the drummer Luis Carlos, the trumpet player Barrosinho and the trombonist Lucio Silva. Between shows and as a session musician for recordings with other artists, Oberdan also met the guitarist and arranjer Claudio Stevenson, the bass player Jamil Joanes and the pianist Cristóvão Bastos. It was with these musicians that he created his core group, Rio 40º
The band recorded six albums: the instrumental Maria Fumaça (1977), Gafieira Universal (1978) and Saci Pererê (1980). They were also invited to take part in other artists' albums, such as Luiz Melodia and recorded a live album with Caetano Veloso entitled Bicho Baile Show and Global Brazilians in 1985. The album was released in 1995.
In 2000, Banda Black Rio recorded the album Movimento, it was released in Brazil and in 2002 it was released in Europe by Mr. Bongo Recordings. The album had a great acceptance. After a period of preparation for a new cd, Banda Black Rio still headed by William Magalhaes, released in 2011 a great new album, named Super Nova Samba Funk. The album was released by the label Far Out Recordings It counts with respected artists such as Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Seu Jorge, Marcio Local, Mano Brown and others. The band presents to the marketing excellence of the samba-funk and brings contemporary elements such as Hip Hop and Rap.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian musical group from Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
that was formed in 1976. It has a repertoire based on funk
Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...
but also including samba
Samba
Samba is a Brazilian dance and musical genre originating in Bahia and with its roots in Brazil and Africa via the West African slave trade and African religious traditions. It is recognized around the world as a symbol of Brazil and the Brazilian Carnival...
, jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
and Brazilian rhythms.
History
Compared to other foreign soul-funk groups, such as Kool and the Gang and Earth, Wind and Fire, Banda Black Rio developed a particular style of instrumentalInstrumental
An instrumental is a musical composition or recording without lyrics or singing, although it might include some non-articulate vocal input; the music is primarily or exclusively produced by musical instruments....
soul music
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
fusing together elements from a number of genres.
WEA had just been established in Brazil, and they wanted to create a band which could be the pioneer of this movement; so they contacted Oberdan Magalhães, a renowned saxophonist, that accepted the challenge and formed Banda Black Rio. Born and brought up in Madureira (an area of the Zona Norte), he was the cousin of Silas de Oliveira, (the composer of many sambas enredo and one of the founders of the Escola de Samba of the Império Serrano) and the godson of Mano Décio da Viola.
Influenced as much by Pixinguinha
Pixinguinha
Alfredo da Rocha Viana, Jr., better known as Pixinguinha was a composer, arranger, flautist and saxophonist born in Rio de Janeiro. Pixinguinha is considered one of the greatest Brazilian composers of popular music, particularly within the genre of music known as choro...
as by Coleman Hawkins
Coleman Hawkins
Coleman Randolph Hawkins was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Hawkins was one of the first prominent jazz musicians on his instrument. As Joachim E. Berendt explained, "there were some tenor players before him, but the instrument was not an acknowledged jazz horn"...
, and split between Cartola
Cartola
Angenor de Oliveira, known as Cartola , was a Brazilian singer, composer and poet considered to be a major figure in the development of samba.Cartola composed, alone or with partners, more than 500 songs.-Biography:...
and Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder
Stevland Hardaway Morris , better known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and activist...
, he had taken his plans of musical fusion into the Rio night-club scene, where he had begun playing at the age of 15. A student of Paulo Moura, he then joined the group Impacto 8, where he started to outline what would much later become the sound of Banda Black Rio. In Impacto 8, Oberdan brought together musicians like the trombonist Raul de Souza and the drummer Robertinho Silva, playing a mixture, still in its early stages, of soul, jazz and samba. From there, after a short period alone playing in bars, he joined the pianist Dom Salvador’s band, the “Abolição”, where he met the drummer Luis Carlos, the trumpet player Barrosinho and the trombonist Lucio Silva. Between shows and as a session musician for recordings with other artists, Oberdan also met the guitarist and arranjer Claudio Stevenson, the bass player Jamil Joanes and the pianist Cristóvão Bastos. It was with these musicians that he created his core group, Rio 40º
The band recorded six albums: the instrumental Maria Fumaça (1977), Gafieira Universal (1978) and Saci Pererê (1980). They were also invited to take part in other artists' albums, such as Luiz Melodia and recorded a live album with Caetano Veloso entitled Bicho Baile Show and Global Brazilians in 1985. The album was released in 1995.
In 2000, Banda Black Rio recorded the album Movimento, it was released in Brazil and in 2002 it was released in Europe by Mr. Bongo Recordings. The album had a great acceptance. After a period of preparation for a new cd, Banda Black Rio still headed by William Magalhaes, released in 2011 a great new album, named Super Nova Samba Funk. The album was released by the label Far Out Recordings It counts with respected artists such as Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Seu Jorge, Marcio Local, Mano Brown and others. The band presents to the marketing excellence of the samba-funk and brings contemporary elements such as Hip Hop and Rap.
Discography
- 1977 - Maria FumaçaMaria FumaçaMaria Fumaça is the debut album by Brazilian Funk band Banda Black Rio released in 1977 vinyl format by Atlantic Records and issued in 1994 CD format by WEA Music and distributed by Warner Music Brasil ....
- 1977 - O Dia em que a Terra Parou by Raul SeixasRaul SeixasRaul Santos Seixas June 28, 1945 Salvador Northeast Brazil – August 21, 1989),was a Brazilian rock composer, singer, songwriter and producer.He is sometimes called the "Father of Brazilian Rock" and "Maluco Beleza"....
- 1978 - Bicho Baile Show by Caetano VelosoCaetano VelosoCaetano Emanuel Viana Teles Veloso , better known as Caetano Veloso, is a Brazilian composer, singer, guitarist, writer, and political activist. Veloso first became known for his participation in the Brazilian musical movement Tropicalismo which encompassed theatre, poetry and music in the 1960s,...
- 1978 - Tim Maia Disco Club by Tim MaiaTim MaiaTim Maia , born Sebastião Rodrigues Maia in Rio de Janeiro, was a famous Brazilian musician known for his iconoclastic, ironic, outspoken, and polemical musical style...
- 1978 - Gafieira UniversalGafieira UniversalGafieira Universal is the second album by Brazilian Funk band Banda Black Rio released in 1978 vinyl format by RCA Records and reissued in 1993. Released in 2001 CD format by RCA Records and distributed by BMG Music under catalog number 74321865882.-Track listing:-Personnel:*Oberdan Pinto...
- 1980 - Saci Pererê
- 1995 - Global Brazilians
- 2001 - Movimento
- 2003 - Rebirth (Compilation, Mr Bongo RecordsMr Bongo RecordsMr Bongo Records is a now Brighton based independent record label, independent film and publishing company specialising in world music and art house / world cinema. It was formed in 1989 by David 'Mr Bongo' Buttle, and operated out of London until 2003....
) - 2011 - Super Nova Samba Funk