Pelo telephone / Desabafo carnavalesco

by Baiano & Eduardo das Neves

Pelo telephone / Desabafo carnavalesco cover art
  • Type: Single
  • Released: 20 January 1917
  • Label: Odeon
  • Country: Brazil
  • Community rating: 3.31/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Historically recognized as the first registered and recorded samba song, this milestone release captures the vibrant, percussive energy of the Rio de Janeiro carnival. The arrangement blends Maxixe band instrumentation with Afro-Brazilian rhythmic structures, signaling the formal birth of a national musical identity. It serves as an absolutely foundational document in the history of South American popular music.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, melodic

Tracklist

  1. Pelo Telephone
  2. Desabafo Carnavalesco

Credits

  • Baiano - primary artist
  • Eduardo Das Neves - primary artist
  • Donga - written-by [uncredited]
  • Mauro De Almeida - written-by [uncredited]
  • Freire Junior - written-by [uncredited]
  • Louro - written-by [uncredited]

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