Artist: Osvaldinho da Cuíca e Grupo Vai-Vai
Song: "Cozinha"
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Born in 1940, Osvaldinho da Cuíca is one of the most popular names in samba in his native city of São Paulo. Unfortunately, this gifted singer and percussionist's name turns into "Osvaldinho the Opossum" when translated to English. Osvaldinho da Cuíca is still making wonderful music, as one can see in the video clip below, and the liner notes (in Portuguese) and a pretty sexy photo from the back of this 1975 LP are included below that.
Osvaldinho da Cuíca on YouTube:
You need to learn a bit of Portuguese. His name refers not to an animal but to his instrument, the cuica friction drum.
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