5024017005907

16 Toneladas / Take Me Back To Piaui

Noriel Vilela / Juca Chaves

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Format: 7"

Cat No: BRZ4503R

PRE-ORDER: This item will be shipped with the aim to deliver on release day.

Release Date:  22 November 2024

Label:  Mr Bongo

Packaging Type:  Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  5024017005907

Genres:  World Music  Brazil  

  • Description

    We've taken a selection of the most in-demand and asked-for titles in our Brazil 45's catalogue and given them a loving repress. Marking the third release in our now signature series, we shone the light on two sought-after tracks from Noriel Vilela and Juca Chaves.

    On the A side, originally released in 1971 on Copacabana Records, Noriel Vilela's 1971 cover of Tennessee Ernice Ford's '16 Tons'. Ford's 1955 original was a classic American pop-country-folk song, that Noriel masterfully flipped it into a low-slung, deeply toned samba groover.

    On the B side Juca Chaves classic 'Take Me Back To Piaui' was released on 7" by RGE In 1970 and features on his album 'Muito Vivo' from 1972. Sublime orchestration, velvety vocals and the instantly uplifting cuica tones, make this a must-have Brazilian cut. Chaves was an active critic of the Brazilian military dictatorship, and like Veloso and Gil, was exiled in the early 1970s, to Portugal and later Italy.

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Noriel Vilela - 16 Toneladas

      Side 2

      • 1. Juca Chaves - Take Me Back To Piaui