Canto de Ossanha
Context
Opening track of "Os Afro-Sambas", recorded from January 3 to 6, 1966, and released by Forma, with music by Baden Powell to lyrics by Vinicius de Moraes. Inspired by candomblé (Ossanha holds the magical power of plants), the song helped bring the sounds of Afro-Brazilian religions into MPB.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Bossa nova, jazz samba, Brazilian instrumental music. Among the origins and influences of Bossa nova, jazz samba: Latin jazz, Afro-Cuban.