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Zumba Cinco
12+ albums
brazilianjazzJazz SambaBossa Nova
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The whatmusic.com interview... The early sixties in Brasil were perhaps the most fertile period for musical development in the country's history. Music become a phenomenon amongst young people in a way that is has never been before or since. Virtually every teenager carried a violão to parties to impress the girls with and you couldn't be taken seriously as an architecture student or a young lawyer unless you partook of a night-time career as a budding bossa musician. Legion were the trios, groups and conjuntos formed in these early days of the bossa wave. The majority of them never got beyond a few gigs at faculty parties but, every now and again, a group would be formed that was so good that the record companies would take a chance on putting them through their paces in the studio. Zumba 5 was one such group. Formed by five young men - none of whom are really known as musicians to this day but who presented a maturity beyond their years. Let's go back to 1964 to the original liner notes: Ernesto (guitar) - Ernesto Ribeiro Gonçalves, Carioca, born 26th July 1945. Began his musical studies in 1954, later dedicated himself solely to the acoustic guitar, under the tutelage of maestro Oswaldo Soares. Ernesto is also a bassist and belonged to a number of groups taking part in shows of modern music and also on some recordings. His plans for the future include continuing his studies and music research. As well as being a player on this LP, he is also featured as arranger.