Pra Gira Girar celebrate Os Tincoãs
17 October, 2025The Rio-based project Pra Gira Girar have released a new version of the song “Atabaque Chora“, originally by the trio Os Tincoãs. Written by Dadinho and Mateus Aleluia, the song opened the group’s legendary self-titled 1977 album.
Pra Girar Girar are Alvaro Lancellotti, Michele Leal, and Alan de Deus on vocals, Pedro Costa on guitar, Kassin on bass, Zé Manoel on piano and vocals, Zero Telles (in memoriam) and Anna Magalhães on percussion, and Diogo Gomes on trumpet. The project came about from Alvaro Lancellotti’s long-standing admiration for the work of Os Tincoãs and his wish to create a live show celebrating the legendary trio.
“The idea was to create a show that could introduce the younger generation to the work of the Bahian group”, says Alvaro Lancellotti. Their shows drew the attention of producer Mario Caldato Jr. and artistic director Samantha Caldato who suggested recording an album for their label Amor in Sound.
The single very much follows in the steps of Os Tincoãs with its close harmonic spaces and Afro-Brazilian chants that made their music so innovative and special.
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