A Cor Do Som

In the early '70s, A Cor Do Som was responsible, in great extent, for the revival of the choro idiom, influencing many musicians who were young at the time and who would later develop noted careers in this style, like the brothers Henrique Cazes, Beto Cazes, and many others. A Cor Do Som were formed by accomplished musicians who modernized the venerable and rich genre through a mix with rock, bringing to it new arrangements and electric instrumentation. The group (almost unnoticed as a supporting band for Os Novos Baianos, which took all the fame) gave new breath to choro and also later created (when they ceased to be an instrumental band) the formula that would be employed by axé music only seven years later: strong musicianship in the performance of a mix of Northeastern rhythms and rock, and vocal themes dealing with sensuality, summer, happiness, and love. It was written that in the band's path there would be success and prestige; they played for 60,000 people in one occasion and also performed on a memorable night in the 12th edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival where John Mclaughin, Billy Cobham, Sammy Figueroa, and Alvim Batiste participated in the jam session. But the tension between tie and jeans was too much for them, resulting in naked feelings and cold separation. At the end of that hibernation, though, A Cor Do Som struck again, winning the prestigious Sharp prize and implying that they are were to stay.

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