Som Imaginario

4 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE

Really beautiful work from Som Imaginario – a progressive Brazilian group of the 70s, and one who also had strong ties to the world of Milton Nascimento as well!

Milton's keyboard player Wagner Tiso is a key part of the record here – playing organ and electric piano – and the set also features wonderful sax and flute from Nivaldo Ornelas, who brings a lot of warmer, soulful currents to the set! The performance is a live one, and has a stile that's really cool – jazzier and more personal than some of the group's studio work at times – recorded in 1976, but issued here for the first time ever.

PERSONNEL:

• Paulinho Braga - (drums, percussion)
• Nivaldo Ornelas - (saxophone, acoustic guitar, flute, vocals)
• Jamil Joanes - (electric bass, acoustic guitar, vocals)
• Wagner Tiso - (organ, electric piano, vocals)
• Fredera - (electric & acoustic guitar, vocals)

Recorded live at Colegio Marista, Brasilia, October 4th 1976

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1. Rádio Guarany
• A2. Xá-Mate
• A3. A Igreja Majestosa
• A4. Os Cafezais sem Fim
• A5. Armina

• SIDE B
• B1. Banda da Capital
• B2. Sábado
• B3. Imaginados