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Here's the scene We're in the suburbs of Rio de Janeiro at the beginning of the 1970s, in the very streets which had previously played host to the traditional blocos de carnaval for the massive February outdoor party that is Carnival. But the passionate guitar-led laments of the most beautiful choros are now beginning to swing under a very different suingue the imported sound of American soul and funk, courtesy of the now legendary local DJs: Big Boy, Ademir Lemos, Paulao, Monsieur Lima along with sound systems with names like Soul Grand Prix, Furacao 2000 and Black Power Many records that today have become the holy grail of collectors played out the soundtrack to this era, from the Dutch group Reality, through Cane &amp; Able, Masterfleet to Raw Soul Express, Mickey Murray and of course the classics of James Brown, The Meters, Kool &amp; The Gang, B.T. Express and Bohannon, spinning on the suburban decks alongside the post-Bossa of Cassiano, Wilson Simonal, Tim Maia and Jorge Ben. The true popstars of the bailes were organist Ed Lincoln's classic line-up that featured 0rlann Divo, Durval Ferreira, Tony Tornado and other killer players - the group which kicked off the whole scene a decade before. From these early sensations the bandas de baile were formed, Groups like Rancho, Brasil Show, 0s Famks and the biggest cult of all, and still active 30 years on, the Copa 7.<br>
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