Kickin' off Samba Week

Oi,

So a friend of mine just passed me a ton of Samba and MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira) and I've currently been attempting to digest what I can of it. So.... I'm gonna only kick it with the samba for a little bit, at least the rest of the week. First is Casuarina, an upbeat samba group from Rio that began in 2001. This is from a 2009 live concert at the Fundição Progresso in Lapa, a fantastic venue; as is usually the case, they interpret a lot of samba classics.

Cabelos Brancos (feat. Moska) - Casuarina [an upbeat version of the 1949 original by Marino Pinto e Herivelto Martins. This song is very, very catchy.]


Swing de Campo Grande - Casuarina [The original was written by Os Novos Baianos in
1972, below for comparison]


Swing de Campo Grande - Os Novos Baianos


Jornal da morte (com Roberto Silva) - Casuarina [The original is phenomenal, and was written by Roberto Silva himself. Really, what a voice!]



Laranja Madura - Casuarina [This isn't from the live album, original by Ataulfo Alves in 1966]