Tudo mudou quando Dom Filó, radialista carioca contratado pela gravadora recém-estabelecida no Brasil, a WEA, para contratar novos talentos, resolveu contratar as equipes de som que faziam os bailes black para lançarem coletâneas com as músicas que tocavam nas apresentações. André Midani havia ido a bailes na quadra de basquete do Olaria Atlético Clube e queria contratar grupos e bandas que pudessem tocar para aquele público. Dom Filó trabalhava com Alcione Magalhães, irmão de Oberdan, e resolveu ousar no lançamento do segundo LP da equipe de som Soul Grand Prix - o primeiro a sair pela WEA, selo Atlantic - incluindo uma faixa realizada por um grupo brasileiro. Assim, montou um grupo às pressas ao qual deu o nome de Hot Stuff Band - composto por Oberdan, Darcy, Márcio Montarroyos, Wilson das Neves e mais o Azymuth, com José Roberto Bertrami, Alex Malheiros e Mamão - e fizeram um cover de "Ju-Ju-Man", da banda alemã Passport. Com o sucesso da canção nos bailes, o passo seguinte foi Midani dar carta branca para que Oberdan montasse um grupo brasileiro para gravar um disco para aquele público.
Estava aberto o caminho para a criação da Banda Black Rio - nome que a imprensa utilizou para batizar o movimento na época. Logo, Oberdan chamou os músicos que formavam o grupo Senzala - Barrosinho (trompete), Cristovão Bastos (piano), Jamil Joanes (baixo) e Luiz Carlos (bateria e percussão) - mais dois músicos de estúdio e bandas de baile da época - Lucio J. da Silva (trombone) e Cláudio Stevenson (guitarra). A ideia era fazer música instrumental e, por isso, os vocalistas não foram utilizados, sendo que Carlos Dafé ganhou um contrato com a WEA e também lançaria um álbum em 1977, Pra Que Vou Recordar, acompanhando pela banda de Oberdan.
Primeira fase
Em 1977, a banda gravou e lançou seu primeiro disco, Maria Fumaça, produzido por Marco Mazzola. No mesmo ano, a canção que dá nome ao álbum foi o tema de abertura da telenovela Locomotivas, da Rede Globo. Participaram, também, da gravação do primeiro disco de Raul Seixas na WEA, O Dia em que a Terra Parou, nas faixas 1 e 10; e, ainda, da gravação do primeiro disco de Tim Maia na WEA, Tim Maia Disco Club. Neste ano, participam como banda de apoio de uma temporada de Caetano Veloso no teatro Teatro Carlos Gomes. O show era baseado no repertório do álbum Bicho e seria lançado em CD apenas em 2002, na caixa Todo Caetano.
Gafieira Universal, o segundo, foi produzido por Durval Ferreira e lançado em 1978. Esse álbum marcou a estreia do grupo na RCA Victor.
O terceiro álbum, Saci Pererê, foi lançado em 1980 e marcou a despedida da primeira fase da banda em disco. O grupo foi desfeito após a morte de Oberdan Magalhães, em janeiro de 1984.
Reformulação
Em 2001, a BBR foi reeditada, com nova formação, e lançou o álbum Movimento. Em 2009, Barrosinho, membro fundador, morreu também.
Em 2011, a BBR apresenta Super Nova Samba Funk, lançada pelo gravadora inglesa Far Out Recordings. O álbum mostra que é mais do que um conceito musical, é a unificação da música negra numa variedade de rimos desde o jazz ao rap. É a união dos estilos, artistas e gerações. O álbum busca mostrar ao seu público que o conceito original está vivo, e, além disso, modernizado. O álbum tem a honra de contar com importantes ícones da música negra como Gilberto Gil, Elza Soares e muitos outros.
Banda Black Rio is a funk, soul, samba-funk, samba jazz and jazz fusion band formed in 1976 by saxophonist Oberdan Magalhães, during the cultural effervescence of the Black Rio movement. In its first phase, under the command of Oberdan, the band released 3 studio albums: the influential 1977 Maria Fumaça - elected by Rolling Stone Brasil magazine as the 38th greatest album of Brazilian music; Gafieira Universal, 1978; and Saci Pererê, 1980.
The band dissolved due to the death of Oberdan, in January 1984.
In 1999, William Magalhães, son of Oberdan, reformed the band with new musicians, having released, so far, 2 studio albums: Movimento, 2001 (released Internationally, with the title of Rebirth); and Super Nova Samba Funk, from 2011.
band formation
In the context of this musical movement, Oberdan Magalhães - a multi-instrumentalist from Rio de Janeiro with an academic background in music and much experience in dance bands - was participating in several groups in which he met musicians who would form his band. In the late 1960s, he participated in the group Impacto 8, which accompanied trombonist Raul de Souza - along with drummer Robertinho Silva and guitarist Frederyko, who would join the Som Imaginário group in the following years - in the recording of the album International Hot in 1968, by the label Equipe. Also at the end of this decade, he participated in the band Cry Babies-along with Luiz Carlos Batera and Rosanah Fienngo-who even released a self-titled album in 1969, on the label CID Entertainment.
But the great project of this phase, which would bring greater knowledge of other musicians who could make the sound that Oberdan was looking for, was the band Abolição that Dom Salvador set up to defend the song Abolição 1860-1960 at the V Festival Internacional da Canção, having ranked 5th in the national stage. The band was formed by several musicians, including Luiz Carlos Batera, Carlos Darcy - who played trombone - and Barrosinho, trumpeter. After the festival, the group got a contract with the record label Discos CBS and released Som, Sangue e Raça, in 1971. With the departure of Dom Salvador to the United States, the band dissolved. Oberdan decided to take a step forward and gathered a group of musicians to play at the Black Horse nightclub in Ipanema. So, in addition to Barrosinho, he called pianist Cristovão Bastos and bassist Jamil Joanes - who played with Som Imaginário, as well as vocalists Carlos Dafé and Sandra Sá - still unknown -, giving the group the name Senzala, continuing with the theme of slavery as the previous set. After playing at that club for some time, they caught the attention of the brothers Nana and Dori Caymmi, who performed at Flávio Cavalcanti's nightclub Preto 22, and convinced the presenter to take that group to play there.
Everything changed when Dom Filó, radio broadcaster from Rio de Janeiro hired by the newly established record company in Brazil, WEA, to hire new talent, decided to hire the sound teams that did black dances to release compilations with the songs they played in the presentations. André Midani had gone to dances on the basketball court at Olaria Atlético Clube and wanted to hire groups and bands that could play for that audience. Dom Filó worked with Alcione Magalhães, Oberdan's brother, and decided to dare to release the second LP by the sound team Soul Grand Prix - the first to come out on WEA, Atlantic label - including a track performed by a Brazilian group. So, he quickly assembled a group which he called the Hot Stuff Band - composed of Oberdan, Darcy, Márcio Montarroyos, Wilson das Neves and more Azymuth, with José Roberto Bertrami, Alex Malheiros and Mamao - and covered " Ju-Ju-Man", by the German band Passport. With the success of the song at dances, the next step was Midani to give Oberdan carte blanche to set up a Brazilian group to record an album for that audience.
The way was open for the creation of Banda Black Rio - the name the press used to name the movement at the time. Soon, Oberdan called the musicians that formed the Senzala group - Barrosinho (trumpet), Cristovão Bastos (piano), Jamil Joanes (bass) and Luiz Carlos (drums and percussion) - plus two studio musicians and dance bands of the time - Lucio J. da Silva (trombone) and Cláudio Stevenson (guitar). The idea was to make instrumental music and, therefore, the vocalists were not used, and Carlos Dafé won a contract with WEA and would also release an album in 1977, Pra Que Vou Recordar, accompanied by Oberdan's band.
First phase
In 1977, the band recorded and released their first album, Maria Fumaça, produced by Marco Mazzola. In the same year, the song that gives the album its name was the opening theme of the telenovela Locomotivas, on Rede Globo. They also participated in the recording of Raul Seixas' first album at WEA, O Dia em que a Terra Parou, on tracks 1 and 10; and also the recording of Tim Maia's first album at WEA, Tim Maia Disco Club. This year, they participate as a support band in a season of Caetano Veloso at Teatro Carlos Gomes theater. The show was based on the repertoire of the Bicho album and would only be released on CD in 2002, in the Todo Caetano box.
Gafieira Universal, the second, was produced by Durval Ferreira and released in 1978. This album marked the group's debut at RCA Victor.
The third album, Saci Pererê, was released in 1980 and marked the farewell of the band's first phase on record. The group was disbanded after the death of Oberdan Magalhães, in January 1984.
Reformulation
In 2001, BBR was reissued, with a new lineup, and released the album Movimento. In 2009, Barrosinho, a founding member, died too.
In 2011, BBR presents Super Nova Samba Funk, released by the English label Far Out Recordings. The album shows that it is more than a musical concept, it is the unification of black music in a variety of rhymes from jazz to rap. It is the union of styles, artists and generations. The album seeks to show its audience that the original concept is alive, and, in addition, modernized. The album is honored to feature important icons of black music such as Gilberto Gil, Elza Soares and many others.
Fonte / Source
https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banda_Black_Rio
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