Opa were an American

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band made up of Uruguayan members. They started in the 1970s, and released two albums in the US: Goldenwings (

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M-9069, 1976) and Magic Time (

M-9078, 1977). Both were produced by Brazilian musician and composer

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. The band consisted of Hugo Fattoruso, George Fattoruso and Hugo "Ringo" Thielmann, plus guest artists Hermeto Pascoal, David Amaro,

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, Ruben Rada, Gary Gazaway, Jose Pedro Beledo, etc. Opa had played on previous albums by Airto Moreira, like '' Fingers'' ( CTI Records CTL 18), released in 1973, and '' Deodato/Airto in concert'' ( CTI Records CTI 6041), released in 1974.

Band members

* Hugo Fattoruso - keyboards, vocals * George (Osvaldo) Fattoruso - drums * Hugo "Ringo" Thielmann - bass, vocals

Guest artists

* Hermeto Pascoal - flute, percussion * David Amaro - guitar *

- guitar *

- percussion *

- vocals * Ruben Rada - percussion, vocals * Jorge Fattoruso - percussion, drums, vocals * Gary Gazaway * Jose Pedro Beledo

Discography

* ''Back Home'' (1975, OPA's demo tape recorded with a four-track Teac 3440 by Larry Rosen in July–August 1975 at 'Holly Place Studio' (NY), released in 1996) * ''Goldenwings'' ( Milestone, 1976) * ''Magic Time'' (Milestone, 1977) * ''A Los Shakers'' Otroshakers (Sazam, 1981) * ''Opa en vivo'' (Orfeo, 1988) * ''Opa en vivo 87' & rarities'' (2001)

Awards

* 6 golden records (given by Discolandia) * 1 golden record (given by Musart, México D.F) * 4 platinum records ( Discolandia)

References

External links

Opa
biography and discography at AllMusic.com
Opa
discography at Discogs.com {{authority control Brazilian jazz ensembles American jazz ensembles Milestone Records artists Uruguayan rock music groups Musical groups established in 1969