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Pe De Boi, the Power Samba Band whose pulsating rhythms have
electrified the New York club scene since 1980, produced only one
memorable album during its nearly two decade-long existence. Born of the
rich Brazilian musical tradition and inflected with elements of American
jazz, Rock and Salsa, the songs on this album feature as many as 10
different percussionists. Band founder and leader, Guilherme Franco — a
native of Brazil, a veteran of the McCoy Tyner group and one of the
leading jazz percussionists in the world — named his group for a Brazilian
slang term whose literal translation is "foot of an ox," but whose real
meaning is a musician with a great sense of rhythm. |
