Banda Black Rio - Maria Fumaca [Mr Bongo]

Maria Fumaca by Banda Black Rio is one of the most powerful samba-disco-funk-soul-fusion albums of all time. It is a piece that has been regularly played by Theo Parrish, Gilles Peterson and others.

Maria Fumaca is the group's debut album, originally released by Atlantic in 1977, a record that brought them worldwide fame. This album is on Rolling Stone Brazil's list of the 100 greatest Brazilian albums of all time, ranking at number 38.