Pagode ( Portuguese pronunciation: [paˈɡɔdʒ(i)] ) is a Brazilian style of music that originated in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil , as a subgenre of Samba . Pagode originally meant a celebration with food, music, dance, and party. In 1978, singer Beth Carvalho was introduced to this music, liked it from the beginning, and recorded tracks by Zeca Pagodinho and others. Over time, pagode has been used by many commercial groups, which have included a version of the music filled with clichés, and there is now a sentiment that the term is a pejorative for "very commercial pop music" (see Pagode Romântico ).
7-431: Original pagode developed at the beginning of the 1980s, with the advent of the band Fundo de Quintal and the introduction of new instruments in the classical samba formation. Pagode lyricism also represented a kind of evolution toward the tradition of malicious and ironic samba lyrics, with a much heavier use of slang and underground terms. The 4-string banjo , whose introduction is mostly credited to Almir Guineto , has
14-401: A different and louder sound than the cavaco ; that loudness was an advantage in acoustic environments (samba circle), where there are many percussion instruments and people singing along. The 4-string banjo is one of the most characteristic instruments of the pagode sound. The tan-tan , whose introduction is credited to sereno , is a more dynamic type of surdo , used to keep the main beat of
21-452: The departure of Sombrinha, Fundo de Quintal recruited Mário Sérgio (cavaco) just as Ademir Batera (drummer) joined the group, having debuted on LP "É Aí Que Quebra a Rocha", released the following year. In 1992, Arlindo Cruz left Fundo de Quintal, which recruited Ronaldinho (banjo). The new lineup of Mário Sérgio, Ronaldinho, Cleber Augusto, Sereno, Bira Presidente and Ubirany recorded eight studio albums and two live albums between 1993 and 2002,
28-514: The group to pursue a solo career, in addition to Neoci, who soon died.. Arlindo Cruz (banjo / cavaco) and Walter Sete Cordas (acoustic guitar) joined the band, which recorded its second album "Samba É No Fundo de Quintal Vol. 2" in 1981. But Walter Sete Cordas left soon after, having been replaced by Cleber Augusto (acoustic guitar). The lineup of Arlindo Cruz, Sombrinha, Cleber Augusto, Sereno, Bira Presidente and Ubirany recorded seven studio albums and one live album between 1983 and 1990. Following
35-716: The samba, the "heart of the samba", and played with the hands. The hand-repique , whose introduction is credited to Ubirany , is a percussive instrument used specially for rhythmic turnarounds. Fundo de Quintal Grupo Fundo de Quintal or simply Fundo de Quintal ( Backyard Group , roughly) is a Brazilian Samba band formed in Rio de Janeiro at the end of the 1970s. The founding members of Fundo de Quintal, Almir Guineto ( banjo / cavaco ), Bira Presidente ( pandeiro ), Jorge Aragão (acoustic guitar), Neoci ( tan-tan ), Sereno (tan-tan), Sombrinha (acoustic guitar/chip) and Ubirany (hand-repique), used to perform on Wednesdays in
42-551: The sambas at the headquarters of the carnival block Cacique de Ramos in the mid-1970s. With the introduction of instruments – such as tan-tan , hand-repique and banjo —the group created a completely innovative style in samba (which, later on, the Brazilian music industry called pagode ). Patronized by the famous Samba singer Beth Carvalho , Fundo de Quintal recorded its first album "Samba É No Fundo de Quintal" in 1980. Shortly thereafter, Almir Guineto and Jorge Aragão left
49-516: The year in which Cleber Augusto left the group for health reasons. In 2008, it was Mário Sérgio who left the band to pursue a solo career, but he returned five years later. However, he died in 2016, a victim of cancer. Even with the departure of Ronaldinho in 2018, Fundo de Quintal has been active, with two new members Júnior Itaguay (banjo) and Márcio Alexandre (cavaco), in addition to the remaining Ademir Batera, Sereno, Bira Presidente and Ubirany who died in 2020. In 2015, their album Só Felicidade
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