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4.27 | 13 ratings | 2 reviews | 38% 5 stars Write a review Buy QUINTETO ARMORIAL Music

Studio Album, released in 1974 Songs / Tracks Listing 1. Revoada (3:44) 2. Romance da Bela Infanta (1:53) 3. Mourão (1:50) 4. Toada e Desafio (4:26) 5. Ponteio Acutilado (4:32) 6. Repente (4:36) 7. Toré (2:59) 8. Excelência (3:02) 9. Bendito (4:23) 10. Toada e Dobrado de Cavalhada (4:52) 11. Romance de Minervina (1:33) 12. Rasga (4:48) Total time 42:38 Line-up / Musicians - Antonio José Madureira / sertaneja guitar, zambumba and drum - Edilson Eulálio / guitar, ganzá and matraca - Fernando Torres Barborsa / northeastern marimbau and drum - Egildo Vieira do Nascimento / flute and cymbal - Antonio Carlos Nobrega de Almeida / violin and snare drum Releases information LP Discos Marcus Pereira MPL 1017 (1974) Brazil CD Discos Marcus Pereira MPL 10005 Thanks to ClemofNazareth for the addition and to NotAProghead for the last updates Edit this entry

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QUINTETO ARMORIAL Do Romance ao Galope Nordestino ratings distribution

Essential: a masterpiece of progressive rock music (38%)

Excellent addition to any prog rock music collection (38%)

Good, but non-essential (23%)

Collectors/fans only (0%)

Poor. Only for completionists (0%)

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Review by Mellotron Storm
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QUINTETO ARMORIAL were a five piece folk band from Brazil playing all acoustic music. It's just so impressive the way these guys play using traditional Brazilian instruments along with flute, guitar and violin. Just a unique sound at times, and Chamber Folk might be the best description of what's going on here. The interplay is mind boggling at times. I'm speculating, but I would imagine some of these songs, if not all were played live and practiced a ton. So when they went into the studio to record this, it was magic. They own these songs.

Released in1974 with traditional Brazilian cover art, this does impress me at times and there's some "wow" factors as well but there's no bass, drums or electricity. It just doesn't seem to matter here. Okay there's a snare drum, a marimbau drum and a zambumba drum and all used like percussion really. The rhythm is created usually by the violin and strummed guitar. I do like the way they layer the music and the way themes are repeated. I did write my usual review describing what I was hearing but there's too many unique sounds with these traditional instruments to know what I'm hearing at times.

Well worth investigating of course, and despite not being into folk, I do like most of this. These guys can play!

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