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Mato Seco
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Mato Seco

Mato Seco formed in Salvador, Brazil in the early 1970s around Paulinho Boca de Cantor, Baixinho, and Luiz Caldas. They were mixing Bahian rhythms with rock...

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Mato Seco's Bahian rock fusion in 1970s Brazil

A Salvador band that mixed samba, rock, and soul when that blend wasn't easy to pull off.

For a quick sense of their mix, 'Caminho da Luz' and 'Enquanto Estamos Aqui' hold up well. They frame what the band was doing.

Their 1975 debut 'Brilho Oculto' gave them a national hit with the title track, proving their fusion of Bahian rhythms with rock and soul could find an audience. Songs like 'Caminho da Luz' and 'Enquanto Estamos Aqui' carried that sound forward, sometimes weaving in social themes that drew notice during Brazil's military rule. They were playing small gigs for little money, but the music stuck.

Mato Seco formed in Salvador in the early 1970s around Paulinho Boca de Cantor, Baixinho, and Luiz Caldas. After 'Brilho Oculto' in 1975, they put out albums like 'Mato Seco' in 1977 and 'Mato Seco III' in 1979. Internal tensions led to Baixinho leaving in 1981, and the band stopped working together after that.

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Mato Seco formed in Salvador, Brazil in the early 1970s around Paulinho Boca de Cantor, Baixinho, and Luiz Caldas. They were mixing Bahian rhythms with rock and soul at a time when that kind of fusion wasn't widely accepted, and they played a lot of small gigs for little money.

Their 1975 debut album 'Brilho Oculto' changed things. The title track became a national hit, and the record's blend of samba, rock, and folk sounds found a real audience. They followed it with albums like 'Mato Seco' in 1977 and 'Mato Seco III' in 1979.

Their lyrics sometimes touched on social and political themes, which could draw attention from censors during Brazil's military rule. Internal tensions grew, and Baixinho left the group in 1981. The band eventually stopped working together after that.

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