Grupo Um - Starting Point LP

Starting Point was recorded as the military junta that ruled Brazil cracked down on all forms of publicly distributed artistic expression: music, literature, visual art, etc. Many of Brazil's best-known artists went into self-imposed exile. As teenagers, the trio had already been playing together in Hermeto Pascoal’s Grupo, alongside guitarist Toninho Horta and saxophonist Nivaldo Ornelas, and it was while working together under Hermeto’s direction that the Paulista rhythm section they began to realize their own potential. Grupo Um - so radically ahead of their time - struggled to find a label to release their debut album. So Lelo kept the tapes safe in his archives, which is where they sat for almost half a century. Finally, almost fifty years later, this mesmerizing piece of history is here, and it was only the beginning.

1. Porão da Teodoro
2. Onze por Oito
3. Organica
4. Suite Orquidea Negra
5. Jardim Candida
6. Cortejo dos Reis Negros