Bango (5)

Psychedelic rock from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1970. Born out from the ashes of Os Canibais, late 60s band regarded as Brazilian answer to beatlemania, they at the beginning of 1970 shifted to a new sound – that comprised psychedelia, hard rock, pop, soul and even Brazilian country music. Bango’s only LP was released in 1970 but despite being well recorded and having an inspired repertoire, had little success. After a few concerts, the group broke up and the record went into obscurity (later, some of the band members became notorious producers for Brazil’s biggest record companies). The band’s name is an old slang for money but also a plant used to make hashish. Their music is absolutely on the level Os Mutantes and the lost Brazilian gems from the late 1960s/early 1970s like Spectrum, Liverpool and A Bolha. Aramis Barros (vocals and guitar) Elydio Barros (vocals and bass) Max Pierre (vocals and drums) Roosevelt Tadeu (vocals, organ and piano) Fernando Borges (guitar)