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Opa

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Uruguay’s Azimuth! The long-awaited reissue of the Latin jazz-funk album by Opa, a band led by Hugo Fatoruso! The Beatles follower band, Los Shakers, was popular not only in Uruguay but all over South America, but in the early 70’s, seeking further musical adventure, the Fatruso brothers, Hugo and Oswaldo, came to the US and formed Opa with Ringo Seelman, who had come to the US earlier. Opa was a crossover band formed by the Fatruso brothers, Ugo and Oswaldo, in the early 70’s. They were playing at a nightclub one day when they caught the attention of renowned producer Larry Rosen. This is how “Back Home” (’75) was recorded on a 4-track TEAC 3340. Later, this recording became a demo and was signed to the Milestone label in the US. The album was unearthed in the mid-90’s and became the talk of the town.The dense ensemble and spacy synths of “Goldenwings” at the beginning of the album are superb, “African