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Humorous song from Minas Gerais, Brazil

"Forró dos Cumpadre"
Song
Released1970 (1970)
GenreForró
Songwriter(s)
  • Nelio Guerson
  • Carlos Guerson

Forró dos Cumpadre is a song from Minas Gerais, Brazil. It started as a joke in 1970 and was recorded in one take without a rehearsal. It became a hit in the Steel Valley, Governador Valadares.

Forró Dos Cumpadre is a humorous song and odd compared with the other kinds of forró in Brazil. It is played with two acoustic guitars instead of accordion, a zabumba, and a metal triangle, and talks about nonsense things imitating animals. The music is based on the culture of the region.

The authors of this Brazilian music, Nelio Guerson and Carlos Guerson, members of The Fire Boys, a band from Governador Valadares, have been covered by newspapers, radios stations and television stations

References

  1. O Gremista – Brazilian Newspaper from Governador Valadares, Nr 12–23 January 1968
  2. Diario Do Rio Doce Governador Valadares Brazilian Official Newspaper, Nr. 15989 – 24, June,2007 – Culture Special Page
  3. Jornal De Domingo ( Sunday Newspaper )Governador Valadares Official Newspaper, Nr. 741 – 22, July, 2007
  4. Classeclassificados Mtb 07183 – "Award Golden Disc", Band Fire Boys – Governador Valadares – 27,09, 2008 – Filadelfia Club ( Time Tunel Event)
  5. Radio Imparsom FM 100,1
  6. Radio Por Um Mundo Melhor Radio Fm and Radio AM Archived 17 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  7. Radio Transamerica
  8. TV Leste ( Rede Record Affiliate ) TV Leste
  9. TV Rio Doce

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