Os Novos Baianos

Os Novos Baianos performed an important role in the fusion of rock and Brazilian folklore rhythms, helping create MPB. A vocal and instrumental group, they were formed in Salvador, Bahia in the late 1960s by Paulinho Boca de Cantor (vocals/pandeiro), Morais Moreira (vocals/violão, or acoustic guitar), Baby Consuelo (now Baby do Brasil, vocals/percussion), and Luís Galvão (lyricist). Pepeu and his brother, Jorginho Gomes, were members of Os Leifs. In early 1969, Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso invited Pepeu to accompany them at their farewell show, Barra 69. Os Novos Baianos, t...