Grupo Fundo de Quintal or simply Fundo de Quintal (''Backyard Group'', roughly) is a Brazilian

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formed in

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at the end of the 1970s.

History

The founding members of Fundo de Quintal,

Almir Guineto Almir de Souza Serra (12 July 1946 – 5 May 2017), better known by his stage name Almir Guineto, was a Brazilian sambista, singer and songwriter and instrumentalist, working in the genres of samba and pagode. Biography Guineto was director of t ...

(

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), Bira Presidente (

pandeiro The pandeiro () is a type of hand frame drum popular in Brazil. The pandeiro is used in a number of Brazilian music forms, such as samba, choro, coco, and capoeira music. The drumhead is tunable, and the rim holds metal jingles (''platinelas'') ...

Jorge Aragão Jorge Aragão (, (b. March 1, 1949 in Rio de Janeiro), birth name Jorge Aragão da Cruz) is a Brazilian musician, singer/songwriter, working in the genres of samba and pagode. He is a multi-instrumentalist, and plays the guitar, ''surdo'', ''cava ...

(acoustic guitar), Neoci (

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), Sereno (tan-tan), Sombrinha (acoustic guitar/chip) and Ubirany (hand-repique), used to perform on Wednesdays in the sambas at the headquarters of the

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Cacique de Ramos in the mid-1970s. With the introduction of instruments – such as

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and

—the group created a completely innovative style in samba (which, later on, the Brazilian

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called

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). Patronized by the famous Samba singer

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, Fundo de Quintal recorded its first album "Samba É No Fundo de Quintal" in 1980. Shortly thereafter, Almir Guineto and Jorge Aragão left the group to pursue a solo career, in addition to Neoci, who soon died..

Arlindo Cruz Arlindo Cruz (born September 14, 1958, birth name Arlindo Domingos da Cruz Filho) is a Brazilian musician and songwriter, working in the genre of samba and pagode. Arlindo took part in the most important formation of Grupo Fundo de Quintal, and i ...

(banjo / cavaco) and Walter Sete Cordas (acoustic guitar) joined the band, which recorded its second album "Samba É No Fundo de Quintal Vol. 2" in 1981. But Walter Sete Cordas left soon after, having been replaced by Cleber Augusto (acoustic guitar). The lineup of Arlindo Cruz, Sombrinha, Cleber Augusto, Sereno, Bira Presidente and Ubirany recorded seven studio albums and one live album between 1983 and 1990. Following the departure of Sombrinha, Fundo de Quintal recruited Mário Sérgio (cavaco) just as Ademir Batera (drummer) joined the group, having debuted on LP "É Aí Que Quebra a Rocha", released the following year. In 1992, Arlindo Cruz left Fundo de Quintal, which recruited Ronaldinho (banjo). The new lineup of Mário Sérgio, Ronaldinho, Cleber Augusto, Sereno, Bira Presidente and Ubirany recorded eight studio albums and two live albums between 1993 and 2002, the year in which Cleber Augusto left the group for health reasons. In 2008, it was Mário Sérgio who left the band to pursue a solo career, but he returned five years later. However, he died in 2016, a victim of cancer. Even with the departure of Ronaldinho in 2018, Fundo de Quintal has been active, with two new members Júnior Itaguay (banjo) and Márcio Alexandre (cavaco), in addition to the remaining Ademir Batera, Sereno, Bira Presidente and Ubirany who died in 2020.

Band members

Current members

* Bira Presidentepandeiro, vocals * Ubiranyhand-repique, vocals * Serenotan-tan, vocals * Ademir Bateradrums * Júnior Itaguaybanjo, lead vocals * Márcio Alexandrecavaco, lead vocals

Former members

banjo, cavaco, vocals *

acoustic-guitar, vocals * Neocytan-tan, vocals * Sombrinhacavaco, acoustic-guitar, lead vocals * Walter 7 Cordasacoustic-guitar, vocals *

banjo, cavaco, lead vocals * Cleber Augustoacoustic-guitar, vocals * Mário Sérgiocavaco, lead vocals * Ronaldinhobanjo, vocals * Flavinho Silvacavaco, lead vocals * Milsinhocavaco, lead vocals * Delcio Luizcavaco, lead vocals

Discography

;Studio albums * 1980: ''Samba é No Fundo de Quintal'' * 1981: ''Samba é No Fundo de Quintal Vol. 2'' * 1983: ''Nos Pagodes da Vida'' * 1984: ''Seja Sambista Também'' * 1985: ''Divina Luz'' * 1986: ''O Mapa da Mina'' * 1987: ''Do Fundo do Nosso Quintal'' * 1988: ''O Show Tem Que Continuar'' * 1989: ''Ciranda do Povo'' * 1991: ''É Aí Que Quebra a Rocha'' * 1993: ''A Batucada dos Nossos Tantãs'' * 1994: ''Carta Musicada'' * 1995: ''Palco Iluminado'' * 1996: ''Nas Ondas do Partido'' * 1997: ''Livre Pra Sonhar'' * 1998: ''Fundo de Quintal e Convidados'' * 1999: ''Chega Pra Sambar'' * 2001: ''Papo de Samba'' * 2003: ''Festa Pra Comunidade'' * 2006: ''Pela Hora'' * 2011: ''Nossa Verdade'' * 2015: ''Só Felicidade'' ;Live albums * 1990: ''Ao Vivo'' * 2000: ''Simplicidade'' * 2002: ''Gravado no Cacique de Ramos'' * 2004: ''Ao Vivo Convida'' * 2007: ''O Quintal do Samba'' * 2008: ''Samba de Todos os Tempos'' * 2009: ''Vou Festejar'' * 2012: ''No Compasso do Samba'' * 2015: ''Fundo de Quintal no No Circo Voador — 40 Anos * 2017: ''Roda de Samba do Fundo de Quintal no Cacique de Ramos''

Accolades

In 2015, their album ''Só Felicidade'' was nominated for the 16th Latin Grammy Awards in the Best Samba/Pagode Album category.

References

External links

Official site
* {{Authority control Brazilian musical groups Musical groups established in 1978 Samba ensembles Pagode musical groups