Oswaldir E Carlos Magrão

Oswaldir E Carlos Magrão came out of Piracicaba, Brazil in the 1960s. Oswaldir played guitar and Carlos handled vocals, working with the traditional music from their part of the country. They put out a debut album called "Caminhos do Campo" that had a raw, rustic sound, mixing folk standards with their own songs.

Later records like "Viola Encantada" and "Canto das Águas" kept them going. Their songs often dealt with rural life and the people who worked the land. You can hear that in tracks like "Eu Sou do Sul" and "Dançador de Vanerão."

They weren't always an easy fit for the mainstream industry, which tended to prefer more polished sounds at the time. Their lyrics could be direct about social issues, which drew some criticism along the way. But they kept at it, and a song like "Querência Amada" from 1975 connected with a lot of listeners who recognized those themes.