Avolta Jr - Brazil By Orlandivo!

Classic sambalanco on this show - dedicated to Orlann Divo (aka Orlandivo, aka D'Orlann) master percussionist and songwriter, a rare combination I'm sure you'll agree! Whilst the Zona Sul kids in RIo were following the uber laid back Joao GIlberto, Orlann Divo, Rubens Bassini, Ed Lincoln, Wilson Simonal, Silvio Cesar and others from the less fashionable Zona Norte were carving out a mixture of heavy Afro Cuban, jazz and samba with a unique dancefloor 'suingue' - sambalanco! Orlann these days has got some recognition but for nearly 40 years his albums remained out of print super rarities. Even those that have come across his work on comps or reissues may be unaware of the huge influence Orlann had on Jorge Ben. Orlann told me that one evening around 1962 when he's just finished recording his first album for Musidisc, he was playing in the Beco das Garrafas in Copacabana when someone told him there was a 16 year old kid outside who wanted to show him a new song he'd written. Orlann went outside (the kid was too young to get in the bar!) and sure enought there was a young guy singing in a kind of imitation of Orlann's trademark nasal affectation complete with slurred consonants - 'voxe' instead of 'voce'. Orlann said the song was amazing and the kid insisted that he record it. "I'd only just finished my album and I didn't want to make promises to the kid so I said sing it yourself!" That song was Mas Que Nada a song that would ignite the career of Jorge Ben in Brasil and later Sergio Mendes globally and bring a new kind of upbeat swing that many people still think is bossa nova but at the time was considered the antithesis of it! Orlann's career never really took off despite hundreds of cover versions of his songs, and he ended up as a key member of Ed Lincoln's seminal group for a decade or so before becoming a principally session player. This show features cool cuts from Orlann's early LPs along with tracks where he's the percussionist, some covers by other artists and the classic clavinet and rhodes fest that is the 1977 album recorded with Joao Donato. Brazil by Orlandivo! 1. Eu Nao Vou Mais - Ed Lincoln 2. Beleza Nao Vai Embora - Orlann Divo 3. Samba Toff - Orlann Divo 4. Palladium - Orlandivo 5. Faz de Conta - Orlann Divo 6. Cochise - Ed Lincoln 7. Samba no Japao - Orlann Divo 8. Peixeiro - De Savoya Combo 9. Onde Anda O Meu Amor - Orlandivo 10. Saudade Solidao Pra Mim- Orlann Divo & Ed Lincoln 11. Palladium - Tamba 4 12. E Samba - Orlann Divo 13. Tamanco no Samba - Aquarius 14. Deixa a Nega Gingar - Orlann Divo 15. Os Caras Querem - Wilson das Neves