Orquestra Afro-Brasileira To Release First Album in 50 Years

<p>Founded in 1940 and put on hiatus in 1970, Orquestra Afro-Brasileira is making a comeback. With the sole surviving original member, Carlos Negreiros, lending percussion, the group recorded 10 tracks with remarkable speed, considering the size of the ensemble.</p> <p>Check out the first single, "Damurixá" right here:</p> <figure><iframe loading="lazy" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=1565560836/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/tracklist=false/artwork=small/track=4025593577/transparent=true/" seamless=""><a href="https://nightdreamer.bandcamp.com/album/80-anos">80 Anos by ORQUESTRA AFRO BRASILEIRA</a></iframe></figure> <p>Big bands and Yoruba rhythms usually point to Cuba, but Orquestra Afro-Brasileira brings it on down south with <em>candomblé</em> chants and distinctly Afro-Brazilian music on their first new album in 50 years, <a href="https://nightdreamer.bandcamp.com/album/80-anos" target="_blank">coming out in full on Oct. 8 on Day Dreamer</a>, a new subsidiary of London's Night Dreamer.</p>