01 Jan 1998
Mögöbalu, Les Maîtres des Tambours d'Afrique
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Documentary about Brazilian music circa 1969, with extremely rare scenes, such as the only color footage of Pixinguinha, images of João da Baiana, one of the fathers of Samba, Maria Bethânia rehearsing at Barroco nightclub, Baden Powell playing his acoustic guitar, Paulinho da Viola showing his masterpiece "Coisas do Mundo, Minha Nega", that he had just finished, and Márcia, a singer from São Paulo.
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Maria Bethânia Self
Pixinguinha Self
Paulinho da Viola Self
João da Baiana Self
Raul de Souza Self
Pierre Barouh Self
Márcia Self
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