Os Originais do Samba

Os Originais do Samba

Group from Brazil

Genres: samba

About Os Originais do Samba

Os Originais do Samba (meaning "The Originals of Samba") is a Brazilian samba musical group that began in the 1960s in Rio de Janeiro by percussionists from the various samba schools of Rio. Their most famous member was Mussum, who was later a member of the comedy group Os Trapalhões with Renato Aragão, Mauro Gonçalves and Dedé Santana. The other members included Coimbra (reco-reco), Zinho (cuíca) and Claudio (surdo). They played with many famous names in the MPB scene such as Alex Luiz, Armando Geraldo, Jair Rodrigues, and Vinicius de Moraes, as well as famed musicians from other countries such as Earl Grant. They have also played abroad in Europe and the United States. They were the first samba group to play at the Olympia in Paris. Some of their major hits include "Tá Chegando Fevereiro" (Jorge Ben/João Melo), "Do Lado Direito da Rua Direita" (Luiz Carlos/Chiquinho), "A Dona do Primeiro Andar", "O Aniversário do Tarzan", "Esperanças Perdidas" (Adeilton Alves/Délcio Carvalho), "Vou me Pirulitar", "E Lá se Vão Meus Anéis" (Eduardo Gudin/P.C. Pinheiro), "Tragédia no Fundo do Mar (Assassinato do Camarão)" (Zeré/Ibrahim), "Se Papai Gira" (Jorge Ben), and "Nego Véio Quando Morre".

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