Franco/da Fonseca/Others-Pe De Boi: Power Samba Band (CD)

Franco/da Fonseca/Others-Pe De Boi: Power Samba Band (CD) - Product Information

The pulsating rhythms of Pe De Boi - the power samba band, have electrified the New York club scene since 1980. Born of the rich Brazilian musical tradition, and inflected with elements of American jazz, rock and salsa, the songs on this album feature as many as 10 different percussionists. Band founder and leader, Guilherme Franco - a native of Brazil, a veteran of the McCoy Tyner group, and one of the leading jazz percussionists in the world - named his group for a Brazilian slang term whose literal translation is the "foot of an ox" but whose real meaning is a musician with a great sense of rhythm. Their unique sound, intricate rhythms and contagious high spirirts have been turning on audiences and making people move and groove from the very first beat of the music.

Track Listing:

• Essa Nega (3:08)


• Zazueira (5:30)


• Reza Forte (3:53)


• Samba Summer (3:55)


• Pabaruba (6:00)


• Capoeira (6:23)


• Sequence Part I (4:27)


• Sequence Part II (4:50)


• Drums Evolution (4:30)


• Amazonia Jungle (2:15)