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eloah - os orixas - mr bongo - vinyl

New Copy

Genre: Brazil

1. Exú
2. Ogun
3. Omulú
4. Oxossi
5. Logun Edé
6. Nanan
7. Oxun
8. Yansan
9. Yemanjá - Berimbau
10. Xangô
11. Oxalá
12. Axé Opô Afonjá Alujá

Os Orixas is rich in layered percussion, horns and guitars. Singer Eloah's lead vocals are reminiscent of the likes of Ellen McIlwaine, Elza Soares and Joyce. Samba, funk, folk, jazz and MPB over ijexa and African grooves, that combine beautifully across the moods. Os Orixas refers to one of the manifestations of the �supreme God� in the Yoruba faith

The songs were written by Luis Berimbau, assisted by Ildasio Tavares. Berimbau was a very influential
multi instrumentalist, poet, writer and composer from Bahia, Brazil. He produced the wonderful folk/
psychedelic rock group Perfume Azul Do Solas' 'Nascimento' LP amongst many others.

Tavares was an author, composer and poet from Salvador, Bahia. As a composer, he worked with many artists including Vinicius de Moraes, Maria Bethania, Alcyone, Toquinho, Nelson Gon�alves and Maria Creuza. Many of his poetic works were published, and he even penned Afro-Brazilian opera entitled Lydia's Oshun.