OS CINCO CRIOULOS

Despite its short life, the samba group Os Cinco Crioulos is inscribed amidst the must-have gallery of the genre. Formed by members of the group A Voz do Morro and the one organized for the legendary show Rosa de Ouro, Os Cinco Crioulos had the great Mauro "Bolacha" Duarte replace Paulinho da Viola. The other members were Anescar do Salgueiro, Jair do Cavaquinho, Nelson Sargento, and Elton Medeiros. The first of the three albums recorded for Odeon came in 1967, Samba... No Duro, with originals, the historical "Pelo Telefone" (Donga/Mauro de Almeida), sambas by other important ...