Babaú

Having witnessed the building blocks from the Mangueira samba college in his years as a child, Babaú da Mangueira participated in the building blocks from the samba institutions Unidos perform Tuiuti (1930, that he had written his initial samba-enredo, “As Riquezas perform Brasil”), Unidos perform Cabuçu, Unidos perform Outeiro (in the mid-’40s, having his “Brasil Gigante” getting the initial samba-enredo to become presented with the last mentioned), and Unidos de Vila Valqueire (in 1993). Having created many sambas with companions such as for example Cartola, Chiquinho Tuiuti, and Bira Sargento, Babaú got his samba “Tenha Pena de Mim” (with Ciro de Sousa) documented by Aracy de Almeida in 1937. The tune, one of is own most representative masterpieces, would be documented later by other performers. In the ’40s, Aracy de Almeida documented “European union Dei” and Gilberto Alves “Encontro Saudoso” and “Ela Me Abandonou” (both created with João Taú Silva). In 1972, Jorginho perform Império documented his “Pedra 90,” he himself “Brincadeira Tem Hora” and, 2 yrs later, Xangô documented “Por Que Você Não Foi.” In the ’90s, Babaú documented “Quem Fala Mais Alto” and “Chinelo Velho” in the Raízes Brasileiras series.