Os Afro-Sambas - Baden Powell & Vinicius de Moraes
Album
Guitar virtuoso Baden Powell and poet Vinicius de Moraes ventured beyond Rio's middle-class coastal salons to immerse themselves in Bahian Candomblé ceremonies. The resulting afro-sambas, including Canto de Ossanha and Berimbau, anchor intricate classical guitar counterpoint against ritual Afro-Brazilian percussion and haunting choral chants, expanding bossa nova's rhythmic vocabulary with ancient spiritual power.