Four Orpheus´ sambas and something more

Abstract

This article aims to analyze some songs (of Vinicius de Moraes e Tom Jobim) of play Orfeu da Conceição (of Vinicius de Moraes, 1956), and of the play’s adaptation for the  cinema, Black Orpheus (by Marcel Camus,1959, songs by Vinicius, Tom, Luiz Bonfá and Antônio Maria). These soundtracks are in several rhythms (“sambacanção”, frevo,  “pontos de macumba”); an unprecedent diffusion of Brazilian rhythms. After the movie, the songs were celebrated, re-recorded by bossa nova musicians, and imitated by  merican jazz musicians in the 60s. The historical importance of the albums are undeniable, consecrating manly Vinicius de Moraes in the international scene. In this  article it´  s observed the difference between the songs of the albuns and those that would follow in subsequent years.