A neighborhood samba group that has spent decades writing songs for Carnival, from Oxumaré to Zeca Pagodinho.
For a sense of their range, listen to 'Samba-Enredo 2002 - o Morro Canta Zeca Pagodinho, o Poeta de Xerém' alongside 'Samba-Enredo 2023 - Dynasteia.' One honors a samba poet, the other unpacks history, both pure samba-enredo.
They've been making samba-enredo since 1968, and their songs are the kind that carry a whole parade. You can hear it in 'Samba-Enredo 1988 - Oxumaré - a Serpente e o Arco Íris,' which turns a Yoruba deity into a Carnival theme, or in their 2023 album about dynasties. They've worked with Elza Soares and Chico César, but the music always stays rooted in the Casa Verde neighborhood.
They started in the Casa Verde neighborhood of São Paulo in 1968. Over the years, their samba-enredo titles have covered everything from extraterrestrials to Zeca Pagodinho, and in 2023 they put out an album called 'Dynasteia' that looked at power and nobility.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
Sign in to post the first listener note. Reporting stays open to everyone.