Cravo & Canela -

Cravo & Canela were a Brazilian samba-pop band that released the 1977 album Preço de Cada Um on Pesquisa.

Members: Reinaldo (keyboards), Teo (drums), Lincoln (bass), Lucio (guitar, vocals), Fabíola (vocals), Vera (vocals)

Background

Cravo & Canela played at a Sheraton nightclub in Rio de Janeiro during the mid-Seventies, where producer Oswaldo Cadaxo saw their performance and offered a record opportunity. The lineup paired keyboardist Reinaldo, drummer Téo, bassist Lincoln, guitarist-singer Lucio, and singers Fabíola and Vera. Their set mixed samba, baião, and vocal MPB.

Singer Fabíola was born Fabíola Pires de Sendin on March 18, 1949, in Recife, Pernambuco. She reached television as a finalist on Flávio Cavalcanti’s A Grande Chance, then cut the 1970 CID single “A Peteca” with producer Durval Ferreira. She also sang in Grupo Seleção, a pre-Azymuth group active from 1969 to 1972.

Preço de Cada Um

Cravo & Canela released their debut album, Preço de Cada Um, in 1977 on Pesquisa.

Musically, Preço de Cada Um favors close female harmonies, supple phrase turns, and bright analogue arrangements with keyboard figures tucked below the sung lines. The material pairs songs by Glorinha Gadelha, Luiz Ramalho, and guest accordion legend Sivuca, who doubles on Moog. Fellow auxiliary Agenor adds tuba and percussion.

“Fogo Pagó” swells through fervent crescendos, with an accordion-laced countermelody cutting across the chorus and a darker undercurrent below the refrain. “Gago Apaixonado” lingers on clipped syllables and turns the comic title phrase into a quick rhythmic device. “Asa Branca – Que Nem Giló” places familiar repertory inside the album’s voice-forward blend and rounded cadence.

“Amor em Jacumã” glides through the same close-set harmonies with softer phrase release. The album carries those compact surfaces through chant-like ensemble replies, odd psychedelic touches, and a final Bahian lilt on “Beijo Baiano (Boca de Caqui).”

A1. “Preço de Cada Um” [Each One’s Price] (3:13) – Gadelha, Ramalho
A2. “Fogo Pagó” [Pagó Fire] (3:38) – Teixeira, Sivuca
A3. “Capoeira Poeira” [Capoeira Dust] (2:24) – Gadelha, Sivuca
A4. “Gago Apaixonado” [Stuttering Lover] (1:34) – Rosa
A5. “Estatutos de Gafieira” [Gafieira Statutes] (2:18) – Blanco
A6. “Asa Branca – Que Nem Giló” [White Wing – Bitter as Jiló] (3:30) – Gonzaga, Teixeira

B1. “Amor em Jacumã” [Love in Jacumã] (2:43) – Dom Um Romão, Ramalho
B2. “Loteca” [Lottery] (2:49) – Velloso
B3. “Estúpido Cupid (Stupid Cupid) – Banho De Lua (Tintarella Di Luna)” [Stupid Cupid – Moon Bath] (3:04) – Greenfield, Sedaka / De Filippi, Migliacci, Jorge
B4. “Iboru Iboya” [Iboru Iboya] (3:26) – Gadelha, Sivuca
B5. “O Trem Atrazou – Zé Marmita” [The Train Was Late – Lunchpail Joe] (2:32) – Vilarinho, Silva, Paquito / Brazinha, Antônio
B6. “Beijo Baiano (Boca De Caqui)” [Bahian Kiss (Persimmon Mouth)] (2:33) – Soliva, Menescal

Cravo & Canela recorded Preço de Cada Um at Estúdio Haway under the direction of Aramis Barros.

The cover shows two people on a beach under an orange sky, with the group name across the upper field.

Postlude

Fabíola Sendino went solo with the 1980 CBS release Fabíola. She issued “Na Magia Dessas Canções,” a Reynaldo Arias–Paulinho Tapajós single, followed by the 1983–86 albums Luz de Mim and Porcelana. In 2003, she formed Vocal Nós Quatro with Célia Vaz, Márcio Lott, and Ana Zinger.

Reinaldo Arias arranged tracks on 1983 albums by Carlinhos Vergueiro (Felicidade) and Fagner (Palavra de Amor). His subsequent credits include albums by Rosa Maria and Nelson Gonçalves. He also co-wrote “Codinome Beija-Flor,” a 1985 hit for Cazuza, later covered by Simone and Luiz Melodia.

Téo Lima backed Djavan on the songwriter’s 1980–87 output. He also backed Sivuca on the accordionist’s 1987 album Sanfona e Realejo. In the 2000s, Lima appeared on multiple albums by Ivan Lins.

Lúcio Nascimento later played bass on the 1999 Célia Vaz & A.P.E. album Ebb and Flow. He also mentored guitarist Fabiano do Nascimento, his nephew, and worked in Leny Andrade’s Bom de Três.

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