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Opa (Uruguayan band) Opa were an American jazz fusion band made up of Uruguayan members. They started in the 1970s, and released two albums in the US: Goldenwings ( Milestone Records M-9069, 1976) and Magic Time ( Milestone Records M-9078, 1977). Both were produced by Brazilian musician and composer Airto Moreira .
- 1969–1977, 1981, 1987, 2004
Magic Time. Opa Jazz Rock/Fusion. Review by octopus-4. Special Collaborator RIO/Avant/Zeuhl,Neo & Post/Math Teams. Fusion from South America is not unusual. OPA is from Uruguay and this is their second album, released in the middle of the 70s, more or less when the most famous fusion band was WEATHER REPORT.
OPA. Fusion band from Uruguay. They mix a lot of South American cultural elements, sometimes adding funky and samba type grooves. The band name is sometimes spelled OPA but it's not an abbreviaton or acronym, making Opa a correct spelling ; the sleeve of OPA - Magic Time and other sources confirm this. "Opa is a Uruguayan slang greeting, a sort ...
Opa were an American jazz fusion band made up of Uruguayan members. They started in the 1970s, and released two albums in the US: Goldenwings (Milestone Records M-9069, 1976) and Magic Time (Milestone Records M-9078, 1977).
Mar 8, 2024 · Fusing Uruguay’s native Candombe rhythms with North American jazz and pop music, Opa’s space-age synthesizers, boisterous grooves and compositional magic expressed a distinctive Afro-Uruguayan voice within the global jazz vernacular: a voice which remains as vital and unique today as when it was recorded, almost half a century ago.
Opa were an American jazz fusion band made up of Uruguayan members. They started in the 1970s, and released two albums in the US: Goldenwings and Magic Time. Both were produced by Brazilian musician and composer Airto Moreira.
Opa en Uruguay. En abril de 1981 Opa se presentó por primera vez en Montevideo. Fueron dos recitales en el Cine Plaza. [11] Las presentaciones generaron mucha expectativa en el público y también en los músicos, [9] y representaron un acontecimiento histórico para la corriente uruguaya del candombe beat. [12]
