(Brazilian Jazz / Vocal Jazz / Bossa Nova / MPB) Quarteto em Cy [aka The Girls from Bahia] (with Tamba Trio, Quinteto Villa-Lobos, Quarteto do Rio de Janeiro) - 16 альбомов - 1966-1996, MP3, 192-320 kbps

01 - Vamos Pranchar (Marcos Valle / Paulo Sergio Valle)
02 - Espere Um Pouco (Ugo Marotta / Vica)
03 - Canto de Ossanha (Baden Powell / Vinicius de Moraes)
04 - Samba Torto (Tom Jobim / Vinicius de Moraes)
05 - Caminho do Mar (Sergio Ricardo)
06 - Segredinho (Carlos Coquejo / Maria Eugênia)
07 - Amaralina (Carlos Castilho / Francisco de Assis)
08 - Morrer de Amor (Oscar Castro Neves / Luvercy Fiorini)
09 - Pedro Pedreiro (Chico Buarque)
10 - Inútil Paisagem (Tom Jobim / Aloysio de Oliveira)
11 - Até Londres (Oscar Castro Neves)
12 - Último Canto (Francis Hime / Ruy Guerra)
Personnel
Cyva, Cybele, Cynara and Cylene
This is Quarteto em Cy - Quarteto em Cy (1966), featuring Cyva, Cynara, Cyble and Regina Werneck (Cyregina), produced by Aloysio de Oliveira and arranged by Oscar Castro Neves and Ugo Marotta.

#77701 - Zambi (Edu Lobo / Vinicius de Moraes)
02 - Imagem (Luis Eça / Aloysio de Oliveira)
03 - Aleluia (Edu Lobo / Ruy Guerra)
04 - Das Rosas (Dorival Caymmi)
05 - Se Você Pensar (Francis Hime / João Vitório)
06 - Água de Beber (Tom Jobim / Vinicius de Moraes)
07 - O Mar É Meu Chão (Dori Caymmi / Nelson Motta)
08 - Arrastão (Edu Lobo / Vinicius de Moraes)
09 - Apelo (Baden Powell / Vinicius de Moraes)
10 - Eu Vim da Bahia (Gilberto Gil)
Personnel
QUARTETO EM CY (vocals) :
Cyva
Cynara
Cybele
Cylene
TAMBA TRIO:
Luiz Eca (piano, arrangements)
Bebeto (bass, flute)
Ohana (drums)
This is Quarteto em Cy / Tamba Trio - Som Definitivo (1966). Luiz Eça delivers instrumental and vocal arrangements for Quarteto em Cy.

#77701 - Pardon My English [Samba Torto] (Tom Jobim-loysio de Oliveira: Vrs. Ray Gilbert)
02 - Makin' Whoopee (Donaldson-Kahn)
03 - Tears [Razгo de Viver] (Eumir Deodato-Paulo Sergio Valle: Vrs. Ray Gilbert)
04 - Oh Susannah (Tradicional)
05 - Vocк (Roberto Menescal-Ronaldo Bфscoli: Vrs. Ray Gilbert)
06 - Tup-a-tup [Ate Londres] (Oscar Castro Neves)
07 - Surfin'in Rio [Vamos Pranchar] (Marcos Valle-Paulo Sergio Valle: Vrs. Ray Gilbert)
08 - Bye Bye Blackbird (Dixon-Henderson)
09 - Useless Landscape [Inutil Paisagem] (Tom Jobim-Aloysio de Oliveira: Vrs. Ray Gilbert)
10 - The Face I Love [Seu Encanto] (Marcos Valle-Paulo Sergio Valle: Vrs. Ray Gilbert)
11 - Image [Imagem] (Luis Eca-Aloysio de Oliveira: Vrs. Ray Gilbert)
12 - Canto de Ossanha (Baden Powell-Vinicius de Moraes)
Personnel
Arranged By, Conductor – Oscar Neves
Producer – Louis Oliveira, Ray Gilbert
This is The Girls from Bahia - Pardon my English (1967). The Girls from Bahia is the name used for Quarteto em Cy on their initiative to conquer USA audiences in the late 60's. This LP was recorded and released in the United States, featuring arrangements by Oscar Castro Neves and produced by Ray Gilbert and Aloysio de Oliveira. For the convenience of everybody, that nice Quarteto em Cy video with Marcos Valle at the Andy Williams Show is also being reposted bellow.

#77701 - Berimbau (Baden Powell / Vinicius de Moraes / Version Gilbert)
02 - Tem Mais Samba (Chico Buarque)
03 - Edmundo (In The Mood) (Garland)
04 - Laia Ladaia (Reza) (Edu Lobo / Ruy Guerra / Version Norman Gimbel)
05 - I Live To Love You (Morrer de Amor) (Oscar Castro Neves / Luvercy Fiorini / Version Gilbert)
06 - The Sunny Side Of The Street (Fields / McHugh)
07 - Road To Nowhere (Blanco / Oliveira)
08 - The Old Piano Roll Blues (Coben)
09 - The Day It Rained (Ferreira / Camargo / Vrs. Gilbert)
10 - E Nada Mais (Durval Ferreira / Luis Fernando Freire)
11 - Manhattan (Rodgers / Hart)
12 - Dindi (Tom Jobim / Aloysio de Oliveira / Version Gilbert)
13 - Parade (A Banda) (Chico Buarque / Version B. Russell)
For my next radio show in July I'm working on collecting together as
many recordings by the Quarteto Em Cy I can get a hold of (from the
early 60s to the late 1970s) - and I had a hope of including their
Americanized bossa nova records recorded as The Girls From Bahia. I
think it'll be the perfect music for the heat of the summer.
The group was comprised of sisters named Cyva, Cybele, Cynara, and
Cylene. I got a hold of one lp called Pardon My English, but the other
has alluded me called !Revolucion con Brasilia! The Exciting New
Sounds of The Girls From Bahia. The LP comes up for auction every so
often but so far I've been outbid, so I thought I'd see if anyone has
this lp per chance.
They do songs like The Sunny Side of the Street, Road To Nowhere, The
Old Piano Rolls, The Day It Rained and Manhattan on !Revolucion con
Brasilia! and Makin' Whoopee, Tup-A-Tup Tears, Oh Susannah, Bye Bye
Blackbird, The Face I Love, Surfin' In Rio, and Useless Landscape on
Pardon My English - and I have to say the songs I've heard so far are
mighty cool (if anyone wants anything played from Pardon My English to
musica let me know - the rewrite of the brasilian tune and title track
from that lp and Bye Bye Blackbird are great). Also if anyone can help
me out with the Revolucion lp please let me know about that too.
Were there any other Americanized Bossa Nova acts from the mid-60s who
aren't remembered today?

#77701 - Frevo de Orfeu (Tom Jobim / Vinicius de Moraes)
02 - Lua Cheia (Toquinho / Chico Buarque)
03 - Juliana (Dorival Caymmi)
04 - Onde Está Você (Oscar Castro Neves / Luvercy Fiorini)
05 - Minha Palhoça (J. Cascata)
06 - Samba do Carpinteiro (Velha / Alcebíades Barcelos "Bide")
07 - Samba do Crioulo Doido (Sergio Porto) Participação: Sergio Porto
08 - Aioká (Carlos Coquejo / Alcyvando Luz)
09 - Rancho de Ano Novo (Edu Lobo / Capinan)
10 - Minha Rua (Sidney Miller)
11 - A Volta do Chorinho (Lindolfo Gaya / Aloysio de Oliveira)
Personnel
Cyva, Cybele, Cynara and Regina (Cyregina)
This is Quarteto em Cy - Em Cy Maior (1968), featuring Cyva, Cybele, Cynara and Regina (CyRegina), now is piece of cake according with Jean Yves chart that you see before tracks. Quarteto em Cy - Em Cy Maior has arrangements from Oscar Castro Neves and is produced by Aloysio de Oliveira. Jean Yves called my attention this morning to this very nice LP that has also a unique participation of Sergio Porto on a track.

#77701 - Quando o Carnaval Chegar (Chico Buarque)
02 - Talvez (Francis Hime / Paulo César Pinheiro)
03 - Cavalo Ferro (Fagner / Ricardo Bezerra)
04 - Tudo Que Você Podia Ser (Lô Borges / Márcio Borges)
05 - Incelensa (Edu Lobo / Ruy Guerra)
06 - Sapato Mole (Maurício Tapajós / Mauro Duarte / Paulo César Pinheiro)
07 - Underground (Zé Rodrix / Luis Carlos Sá)
08 - Antes da Primeira Hora (Zé Rodrix / Luis Carlos Sá)
09 - Zanga Zangada (Edu Lobo / Ronaldo Bastos)
10 - Cantoria (Edu Lobo / Ruy Guerra)
11 - Canto do Obá (Dorival Caymmi / Jorge Amado) with Dorival Caymmi
Personnel
Luiz Eça (piano, arrangements)
Edu Lobo (violao, arrangements)
Magro (arrangements)
Fernando Leporace (bass, arrangements)
Bebeto (bass)
Hélcio Milito (drums, percussion)
Tavito (violao 12 cordas)
Nelson Angelo (guitar)
Danilo Caymmi (flute)
Rubinho (drums)
Helvius Vilela, Tenório Junior (piano)
Zé Menezes (viola)
QUINTETO VILLA-LOBOS:
Airton Barbosa (fagote)
Luiz Gonzaga Carneiro (clarinet)
Braz Limongi (oboe)
Carlos Rato (flute)
Carlos Gomes de Oliveira (trompa)
Quarteto do Rio de Janeiro
(cordas)
A sublime album by this lovely Brazilian quartet of female singers – arguably their best album ever! The album features arrangements by Edu Lobo, Luiz Eca, and other baroque jazzy talents – perfectly suited to take the bossa harmony sound of the Quarteto Em Cy into more sophisticated territory during the 70s. Proof of that is the landmark track "Tudo Que Voce Podia Ser", their amazing take on the Milton Nascimento classic – and other great tracks include "Quando O Carnaval Chegar", "Inclensa", "Cantoria", "Canto De Oba", and "Zanga, Zangada"

#77701 Pot-Pourri De Antônio Maria:
Ninguém me ama (Antônio Maria-Fernando Lobo)
Se eu morresse amanhã (Antônio Maria)
02 Pot-Pourri De Ary Barroso:
Rancho Fundo (Ary Barroso-Lamartine Babo)
Risque (Ary Barroso)
Folha morta (Ary Barroso)
03 Pot-Pourri De Garoto:
Duas contas (Garoto)
Gente humilde (Garoto-Chico Buarque-Vinicius de Moraes)
04 Pot-Pourri De Tito Madi:
Não diga não (Tito Madi-Georges Henri)
Cansei de ilusões (Tito Madi)
Fracassos de amor (Tito Madi-Milton Silva)
05 Pot-Pourri De Jair Amorim:
Ponto final (José Maria de Abreu-Jair Amorim)
Alguém como tu (José Maria de Abreu-Jair Amorim)
06 Pot-Pourri De Lupicínio Rodrigues:
Vingança
Nunca
Esses moços (Pobres moços)
07 Pot-Pourri De Herivelto Martins:
Caminhemos (Herivelto Martins)
Segredo (Herivelto Martins-Marino Pinto)
08 Pot-Pourri De Carlos Lyra:
Primavera (Carlos Lyra-Vinicius de Moraes)
Minha namorada (Carlos Lyra-Vinicius de Moraes)
09 Pot-Pourri De Johnny Alf:
Eu e a brisa
Ilusão à toa
10 Pot-Pourri De Dolores Duran:
Por causa de você (Tom Jobim-Dolores Duran)
Ternura antiga (Ribamar-Dolores Duran)
This is Quarteto em Cy - Antologia do Samba Cancao Volumes 1 & 2 (1975, 1976), both for Philips. These albums should definitively be released as a double LP, Quarteto em Cy makes a breathtaking rendition with meddley to several key Brazilian music figures, such as Antonio Carlos Jobim, Noel Rosa, Dorival Caymmi, Johnny Alf, Garoto among others. Quarteto em Cy has some kind of magic and their albums are always very successful at Loronix. I'm sure this one is not an exception.

#77701 Armando Cavalcanti:
Nesse mesmo lugar (Armando Cavalcanti-Klécius Caldas)
02 Chocolate:
Vida de bailarina (Chocolate-Américo Seixas)
Canção de amor (Chocolate-Elano de Paula)
03 Custódio Mesquita:
Saia do caminho (Custódio Mesquita-Evaldo Ruy)
04 Marino Pinto:
Reverso (Marino Pinto-Gilberto Milfont)
Prece (Vadico-Marino Pinto)
05 Tom Jobim:
Dindi (Tom Jobim-Aloysio de Oliveira)
Se todos fossem iguais à você (Tom Jobim-Vinicius de Moraes)
Eu sei que vou te amar (Tom Jobim-Vinicius de Moraes)
06 Noel Rosa:
Último desejo
07 Fernando Lobo:
Siga (Fernando Lobo-Hélio Guimarães)
Chuvas de verão (Fernando Lobo)
08 Haroldo Barbosa:
Meu nome é ninguém (Haroldo Barbosa-Luiz Reis)
Bar da noite (Haroldo Barbosa-Bidu Reis)
09 Fernando César:
Dó-ré-mi (Fernando César)
Joga a rede no mar (Fernando César-Nazareno de Brito)
10 Dorival Caymmi:
Nem eu (Dorival Caymmi)
Não tem solução (Dorival Caymmi-Carlos Guinle)
Nunca mais (Dorival Caymmi)
Bossa nova meets a Phil Spector-esque wall of sound, creating something truly lush and intoxicating.
Beautiful harmonies play off elegant Spanish guitar and relaxed percussion.
These two releases really showcase the quartet's vocal talent, so if you haven't heard them, this will serve as a great introduction.

#77701 Eu Vim Da Bahia
02 Viola Violar
03 Capricho
04 Samambaias
05 Favela
06 Resistindo
07 O Rancho Da Goiabada
08 Dorme, Meu Menino, Dorme
09 Funeral De Um Lavrador
10 Mulheres De Atenas
11 Canta, Canta Mais
Personnel
Cyva, Cynara, Soninha and Dorinha

#77701 - Querelas do Brasil (Maurício Tapajós / Aldir Blanc)
02 - Angélica (Chico Buarque)
03 - Maresia (Sueli Costa / Abel Silva)
04 - Love Love Love (Caetano Veloso)
05 - Estrela Guia (Maurício Tapajós / Paulo César Pinheiro)
06 - Última Cena (Miltinho / Paulo César Pinheiro)
07 - Salve o Verde (Jorge Ben)
08 - Santo Amaro (Luis Cláudio Ramos / Franklin da Flauta / Aldir Blanc)
09 - Sapato Velho (Mú Carvalho / Cláudio Nucci / Paulinho Tapajós)
10 - Plataforma (João Bosco / Aldir Blanc)
11 - Canudos (Edu Lobo / Cacaso)
12 - Não Posso Me Esquecer do Adeus (Caetano Veloso)
Personnel
Paulinho Braga, Zequinha (drums)
Luizao Maia, Jamil Joanes (bass)
Luis Claudio, Miltinho (acoustic guitar)
Neco (cavaquinho)
Luis Claudio (violao de 12 cordas)
Ze Roberto Bertrami (organ, moog)
Wilson das Neves, Hermes, Chacal, Zequinha, Normando (percussion)
Sivuca (accordion)
Copinha, Franklin da Flauta, Celso, Jorginho (flute)
Raul de Barros (trombone)
Netinho (clarinet)
Gilberto, Eliseu (pandeiro)
Marcal, Eliseu, Bezerra (tamborim)
Bezerra, Roberto Pinheiro (ganza)
Doutor (repique)
Reinaldo (surdo)
Wilson das Neves (caixa)
Geraldo Bongo (agogo)
Nenem (cuica)
This is Quarteto em Cy – Querelas do Brasil (1978), which is probably the most “political flavored” album released by the girls, with several lyrics about Brazilian problems of that time. By the way, the album title is taken from one of those songs; Querelas do Brasil by Mauricio Tapajos and Aldir Blanc. Such as many Brazilian albums released in the 70’s, Querelas do Brazil features a constellation of Brazilian musicians, including Sivuca, Antonio Adolfo, Luizao, Neco, Copinha, Raul de Barros and many others.

#77701 - Sim Ou Não (Djavan)
02 - Feminina (Joyce)
03 - Passageiro (Roberto Riberti)
04 - Nada Além (Custódio Mesquita / Mário Lago)
05 - Feira das Almas (Francis Hime / Carlos Queiroz Telles)
06 - Bom Dia (Gilberto Gil / Nana Caymmi)
07 - Maria Maria (Milton Nascimento / Fernando Brant)
08 - Vinho Amargo (Kledir Ramil / Fogaça)
09 - Nadando no Seco (Tunai / Sergio Natureza)
10 - A Cidade Contra o Crime (Gonzaguinha)
11 - Sabiá (Chico Buarque / Tom Jobim)
This is Quarteto em Cy - Quarteto em Cy em 1000 KILOHERTZ (1979). I will gather the research made by Jean-Yves (Jean do Trombone), introduce Quarteto em Cy formation for this record, which is Cyva, Cynara, Soninha e Dorinha. Quarteto em Cy em 1000 KILOHERTZ is arranged and produced by Luiz Claudio Ramos and features Helvius Villela (piano), Fred (bass), Luiz Claudio Ramos (guitar, violao), among others.

#77701 - Guerra das andorinhas (Glorinha Gadelha-Afonso Gadelha-Sivuca)
02 - Um par de asas (A famous nayth) (Comanec)
03 - O sol de meio dia (Okky de Souza-Guilherme Arantes)
04 - Pontos de luz (Xico Chaves-Renato)
05 - Menino lindo (Xico Chaves-Vinicius Cantuária)
06 - Certas canções (Tunai-Milton Nascimento)
07 - Bem mais além (Breaking away) (Garreau)
08 - Algum lugar (Vinicius de Moraes-Marília Medalha)
09 - Caranguejo (Luiz Carlos Sá-Guarabyra)
10 - Resgate (Cláudio Cartier-Paulo César Feital)
11 - Doçura (Vitor Martins-João Caetano-Ivan Lins)
12 - Se a gente grande soubesse (Billy Blanco)
Personnel
Robson Jorge, Luiz Claudio Ramos, Quico (guitar)
Lincoln Olivetti, Robson Jorge, Sergio Souza, Cleberson Horsth, Ricardo Fegahli (keyboards)
Picole, Sergio Hollanda (drums)
Ariovaldo, Peninha, Paulo C. dos Santos (percussion)
Paulo Cezar, Jamil Joanes, Nando, Luizao (bass)
Leo Gandelman, Oberdan, Jose Carlos (sax)
Marcio Montarroyos, Bidinho (trumpet)
Luiz Claudio Ramos (violao)
Luizinho Avellar (piano)
This is Quarteto em Cy - Pontos de Luz (1982), featuring Cybele, Cyva , Cynara and Soninha, which is current Quarteto em Cy formation, unchanged since 1980. Pontos de Luz has a strong influence of Lincoln Olivetti arrangements, delivering a lot of synthesizers to back the girl’s voice. Anyway, it is a really unusual album by Quarteto em Cy and I hope Loronixers give feedback on it.

#77701 Samba do Grande Amor
02 O Futebol
03 Morro Dois Irmãos
04 Estação Derradeira
05 Joana Francesa
06 Noite Dos Mascarados / A Banda / Olê, Olá / Roda Viva / Construção / Deus Lhe Pague
07 Pedro Pedreiro
08 Tem Mais Samba
09 Tamandare
10 Carolina
11 Vai Passar
12 Anos Dourados
13 Samba de Orly
14 João E Maria
16 Valsinha
17 Choro Bandido
18 Bye bye Brasil
19 Gente Humilde
20 Sabiá
21 Retrato em Branco e Preto
22 O Cio da Terra
Personnel
Acoustic Guitar – Célia Vaz, José Murray
Arranged By [Vocals] – Bia Paes Leme (tracks: 3, 7), Cynara (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 16, 17, 20, 22), Célia Vaz (tracks: 11, 13 to 15)
Artwork By [Cover Director] – Suely Rodrigues
Artwork By [Finalizing] – Dornas
Artwork By [Lay-out] – Rodrigo Otávio
Double Bass [Acoustic] – Luiz Alves
Drums – João Cortez
Mixed By – Rafael Azulay
Mixed By [Assistant] – Fernando (7)
Other [Main Coordinator] – Harry Zuckerman
Other [Musical Director] – Célia Vaz
Other [Producing Coordinator] – Esdras De Souza Pereira
Percussion – João Cortez, Zizinho
Photography – Sergio Cruz
Producer [Artistic] – Cinara*, Célia Vaz
Technician [Sound] – Rafael Azulay
Technician [Studio Assistant] – Edilson, Rogério
Vocals – Quarteto Em Cy
Written-By – Tom Jobim* (tracks: 12, 20, 21), Chico Buarque, Vinicius De Moraes (tracks: 13, 16, 19)

#77701 Pot-pourri:
Refém da solidão (Baden Powell-Paulo César Pinheiro)
Pra que chorar (Baden Powell-Vinicius de Moraes)
Consolação (Baden Powell-Vinicius de Moraes)
02 Desafinado
(Newton Mendonça, Tom Jobim)
03 Eu sei que vou te amar
(Tom Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes)
04 Água de beber
(Tom Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes)
05 Onde anda você
(Hermano Silva, Vinicius de Moraes)
06 Samba de uma nota só
(Newton Mendonça, Tom Jobim)
Você e eu(Carlos Lyra-Vinicius de Moraes)
07 Dindi
(Tom Jobim, Aloysio de Oliveira)
08 I'll see you in Rio
(Amaury Tristão, Ney Murce)
09 Manhã de carnaval
(Antônio Maria, Luiz Bonfá)
10 A felicidade
(Tom Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes)
11 Passeio nas estrelas
(Hélio Celso, Lisa Ono)
12 Chega de saudade
(Tom Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes)
13 Por toda a minha vida
(Tom Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes)

#77701 Carta ao Tom
02 A carta que não foi mandada
03 Água de beber
04 Eu sei que vou te amar
05 Pra que chorar/Consolação
06 Tarde em Itapuã
07 Rancho das namoradas
08 Samba do carioca
09 Regra três
10 Onde anda você
11 Derradeira primavera
12 Mundo melhor
13 Loura ou morena
14 A felicidade/Garota de Ipanema/Chega de saudade
15 Soneto do amor total/Samba do prelúdio
16 Samba pra Vinicius
Personnel
Vocal Arrangements:
Cynara, Célia Vaz, Bia Paes Leme, Oscar Castro Neves, Luiz Eça, Luiz Claudio Ramos
Célia Vaz - acoustic guitar, arrangements, vocal (14)
Gilson Peranzzetta - keyboards, accordion, piano (11)
Luizão Maia - contrabass
João Cortez - drums
Zizinho - percussion
Amauri - percussion
Special Participations:
Vinicius de Moraes - vocal (15)
Tom Jobim - piano (4), vocal (4)
Chico Buarque - vocal (1)
Carlos Lyra - vocal (8)
Geaorgeana and Luciana de Moraes - vocals (16)
Toquinho - acoustic guitar (6), vocal (6)

#77701 Isto Aqui o Que e
02 Serrado
03 Saudade da Bahia
04 Samba do Avião
05 Ultimo Desejo
06 O Mestre Sala Dos Mares
07 Mais um Adeus
08 Sampa
09 A Noite do Meu Bem
10 Alguém Me Avisou/ Samba de Roda pra Salvador "Não Chora Meu Bem"
11 Nervos de Aço
12 Samba do "Arnesto"
13 Alvorada
14 Foi Um Rio Que Passou em Minha Vida
Another release by the best female vocal quartet of Brazil, Quarteto Em Cy. Sticking to the MPB style, all contemporary influences are put aside, and what the listener hears are acoustic sambas with the competent instrumental backing of expressive sessionmen. The album opens with Ary Barroso’s “Isto Aqui é O Que É,” representing the love for the Brazilian traditional samba, even if the old song has a new life through the re-harmonization and arrangements by female conductor Célia Vaz. Djavan’s “Serrado,” in a modern rendition with brasses, makes clear that the adhesion to MPB doesn’t imply nostalgia. Then it’s time for Bahian images: with special guest Gal Costa, they perform “Saudade da Bahia” and “São Salvador” from the master of the Bahian universe, Dorival Caymmi. Now listeners are in bossa times, with “Samba do Avião,” where the quartet is helped by Leo Gandelman’s sax in a very simple and conservative short solo. The old samba, with the delicate traditional regional accompaniment, is again remembered through one of Brazil’s best samba composers of all time, Noel Rosa: “Último Desejo,” with especial guest Zélia Duncan. With “O Mestre-sala Dos Mares” (song recorded by Elis Regina, among others) by João Bosco/Aldir Blanc, the impetuosity of the middle-class samba of the ’70s is celebrated, just to give room to the unmistakable accent of the compositions by Toquinho and Vinícius, in “Mais Um Adeus” (with a special performance by MPB-4). “Sampa” comes next, with the theme of “Ronda” recalled in the introduction, drawing attention to the connection between both songs: both are unofficial anthems for the city of São Paulo, for different generations. “A Noite do Meu Bem” is performed like a bolero in the truly fossa tradition, reinforcing the romanticism and the drama of its pre-bossa times with the performance of Maria Bethânia. The samba de roda is in two compositions by Ivonne Lara, “Alguém Me Avisou” and “Não Chora Meu Bem.” Fossa is once more remembered through the samba-canção of Lupicínio Rodrigues, “Nervos de Aço,” with the participation of Miúcha. The samba Paulista is represented by Adoniran Barbosa/Alocin’s “Samba do ‘Arnesto,’” but the traditional Carioca reference is again invoked, this time by Cartola’s fundamental “Alvorada” (with Hermínio Bello de Carvalho). The album closes on the high note of the modern samba of Paulinho da Viola, with the nostalgic “Foi Um Rio Que Passou Em Minha Vida” as the chosen vehicle. A strong album where the wonderful vocal quartet exercises their love for classical composers of Brazilian music in modern harmonies. – Alvaro Neder

Quarteto Em Cy (игра слов, авторство которой принадлежит поэту Винисиушу де Мораишу - 'Квартет в Си' ) - бразильская женская группа, первоначально составленна из четырех сестер, учившихся в городе Ибиратая, расположенном в бразильском штате Баия: Сибель, Силен, Синара и Сива. Они начали выступать в 1959 году, появляясь также по местному телевидению. Сива, лидер группы, затем переехала в Рио-де-Жанейро, и убедила своих сестер присоединиться к ней. Они тогда начали регулярно появляться в 'boates' (небольшой ночной клуб), чаще в баре "Бутылки" и легендарном 'Zum-Zum', где они встретили де Мораеса и других выдающихся личностей сцены боссановы. Их первый альбом вышел в 1964 году. Первые несколько лет своей карьеры Quarteto Em Cy записывались на самом смелом в то время лейбле Бразилии, Elenco.
Quarteto em Cy известны экстраординарной точностью интонаций и эмоциональной подачей. Группа выступала и записывалась почти со всеми известными бразильскими музыкантами 60-ых и 70-ых годов. Их популярность превысила и все еще превышает границы их родной страны. Они достигли больших успехов в Америке и Японии в середине шестидесятых, куда они все еще регулярно совершают поездки.
Состав квартета (который ненадолго распался, с 1970 до 1972) постоянно изменялся за эти годы. Состав: Сива, Сибела, Синара и Соня был активным с 1980, безусловно самый устойчивый период в истории группы.