Jorge Ben e Trio Mocotó

Trio Mocotó (Fritz Escovão on cuíca, Nereu Gargalo on pandeiro, João Parahyba on drums) formed at the Jogral nightclub in São Paulo, where the three musicians accompanied the venue’s samba performers. Their guest appearances with Jorge Ben gave rise to the beat that would become known as samba-rock: the trio played on nearly every track of Jorge’s next album for Philips and joined him onstage at the 1969 Festival Internacional da Canção to perform "Charles, Anjo 45". Together, they took this sound to Cannes, Italy, and, in 1972, Japan. On Stage, a live album released by Philips in Japan, preserves a record of their partnership in concert.