Various Artists - River of Revenge: Brazilian Country Music 1929-1961, Vol. 1 [Cassette]

Format: Cassette
Catalogue No.: DEATH065
Barcode: 5050580797536
Release Date: 09 Dec 2022
Genre: Brazil

01: We'll Never Forget - Nhá Zefa & Nhô Pai
02: Envious Affair - Leôncio & Leonel
03: Oh I Cry - Grupo Sertanejo do Lenço Preto
04: Bad Weather - Mandi & Sorocabinha
05: River of Revenge - Jeca Mineiro & Bambuí
06: White Rose - Zé Mané & Zé Pagão
07: I Went for a Walk in the City - Zico Dias & Ferrinho
08: Shaved Moustache - Mariano & Caçula
09: Example of Faith - Tonico & Tinoco
10: Return of the Cowboy - Sulino & Marrueiro
11: City of Roses - Moreno & Moreninho
12: Old Saying - Valdomiro & Valdemar
13: The Crimes and Death of Dioguinho - Serrinha & Caboclinho
14: Friday the 13th - Raul Torres & Serrinha
15: Goodbye - Canário & Passarinho
16: I Dreamt I Had Died - Mandi & Sorocabinha

Death Is Not The End present the first volume in a survey of a form of Brazilian country music known as música caipira ("hillbilly music") - a stripped-back forerunner to música sertaneja, the Brazilian equivalent to US country & western which in it's contemporary form has come to dominate the domestic music industry in recent decades. This collection covers some of the earliest recordings made by the pioneering folklorist Cornélio Pires at the end of the 1920s, through to records from the 30s, 40s & 50s and the beginning of the 60s.

Somewhat rooted in Portuguese troubadour folk traditions, música caipira is typically performed by a duo singing in parallel thirds and sixths, drawing upon a Portuguese-Brazilian style known as moda de viola - with the viola being the viola caipira, a Brazilian-style ten-string guitar that is the core instrument of the music. Born out of the "outback"-style region in north-eastern Brazil, these songs tell stories of pain, love, loss & betrayal - often backed by homemade guitars using invented tunings. Away from the polished pop country & western-stylings of the sertaneja, these recordings could be viewed as the Brazilian equivalent to the roots music of the American dustbowl or Appalachia.