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Ecad shows songs with the word samba in the title most played in the country

First comes the song Don't let the samba die
Alana Gandra - Repórter da Agência Brasil
Publicada em 02/12/2021 - 16:26
Rio de Janeiro
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On the National Day of Samba, celebrated today (2), a special survey by the Central Collection and Distribution Office (Ecad) reveals that Não let samba die , written by Aloísio and Edson Conceição, was the song with the word samba in the title more played in Brazil, in the last five years, in the main segments of public performance.

In second place was Samba da Minha Terra , by Dorival Caymmi, followed by Samba de arerê , by Xande de Pilares, Arlindo Cruz and Mauro Jr; Summer Samba , by Paulo Sérgio Valle and Marcos Valle; and Samba from the plane , by Tom Jobim.

Among the most recorded songs with the word samba in the title, maestro Tom Jobim, author of three of the top five places, stands out. In the lead, Samba do Aérea , by Tom Jobim, is followed by Samba of a single note , also written by the conductor with Newton Mendonça. This is followed by Samba de Verão , by Marcos Valle and Paulo Sérgio Valle; I only dance samba , by Tom Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes; and Samba da Minha Terra , by Dorival Caymmi.

The Ecad database gathers more than 16 thousand songs that have the word samba in the title, of which the composer with the most songs registered in Ecad is the singer Jairzinho Oliveira, son of also singer Jair de Oliveira, with 102. The singer and composer Wilson Simoninha comes next, with 100 songs with samba in the title.

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According to data from the National Library of Rio de Janeiro, the song “ elotelefon ”, considered the first samba to be recorded, completed 105 years last week. Written by Donga and Mauro de Almeida, the song was recorded on November 27, 1916 and became a great success.

Ecad research reveals that Pelotelefon has already been recorded 59 times so far, with singer Giana Viscardi presenting the highest number of recordings of this work (11). Then come Martinho da Vila and Maria Eugênia, both with three recordings each.

Ecad also highlighted that last week, the Education Commission of the Federal Senate approved a bill declaring composers Pixinguinha (1897-1973) and Lupicínio Rodrigues (1914-1974) patrons of Brazilian popular music (MPB). The project must still go through an evaluation in the Chamber of Deputies.

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In addition to the top five, the ranking of the 20 songs with the word samba in the title most played in the last five years, in the main segments of public performance in the country, is completed with the songs, in order, Samba pras Meninas , written by Roque Ferreira / Grazielle; Since samba is samba , by Caetano Veloso; Plays a samba there , by Marcelo Marrom; One-note samba , by Newton Mendonca / Tom Jobim; Samba do Arnesto , by Alocin / Adoniran Barbosa; In the samba cadence , author Luiz Bandeira; Samba da benção , by Baden Powell / Vinicius de Moraes; Different Samba , by Anderson Leonardo / Waguinho; Samba do grande amor , written by Chico Buarque; Enredo do meu samba , by Dona Ivone Lara / Jorge Aragão; Eu sou o samba , by Alexandre Pires; In the samba cadence , by Matilde Alves de Souza Chagas / Ataulpho Alves / Paulo Gesta; Só danço samba , by Vinicius de Moraes / Tom Jobim; Ouch oh oh samba de roda , by Xanddy / Nego Júlio / Rodrigo Piscini / Eni Andrade / Fagner Ferreira / Genny Dantas / Robbson Ribeiro; and Samba de Orly , by Chico Buarque/ Toquinho/ Vinicius de Moraes.

Text translated using artificial intelligence.