Banda Black Rio
Banda Black Rio was founded in Rio de Janeiro in 1976 by saxophonist Oberdan
Magalhães, fusing funk, samba-funk, soul, jazz fusion, and samba-jazz into a
distinctive black-Brazilian sound. The band released its debut studio album,
Maria Fumaça, in 1977, whose title track "Maria Fumaça" became the opening theme
for the telenovela Locomotivas and was ranked 38th on Rolling Stone Brasil's
list of the greatest Brazilian albums. The group followed with Gafieira
Universal in 1978 and Saci Pererê in 1980 before Magalhães' death in January
1984 led to its dissolution. In 1999, his son, W...
