Carmen Miranda and Luiz Barbosa Odeon Records 11402B November 1936
"No Tabuleiro da Baiana" (English: "On the Baiana's Tray") is a samba written in 1936 by
Ary Barroso and recorded by
Carmen Miranda.[1]
Notable recordings
Carmen Miranda and Luiz Barbosa, Odeon 11402B. Recorded September 29, 1936; released November 1936. With Conjunto Regional de Pixinguinha and Luperce Miranda.[2] "No Tabuleiro da Baiana" was one of six Brazilian recordings by Carmen Miranda that were reissued in the United States in 1939, launching her career on
Decca Records.[2]
Before
Carmen Miranda's recording of "No Tabuleiro da Baiana" was released in November 1936, the song was featured in the Brazilian revue Marvilhosa, performed by
Grande Otelo and Déo Maia. Commissioned for the revue by producer Jardel Jércolis, it was the first song ever sold by
Ary Barroso. The composer regretted relinquishing the theatrical rights to his song, something he never did again.[2]
"No Tabuleiro da Baiana" was performed on the debut episode of
Orson Welles's 1942 CBS Radio series Hello Americans. In the episode "Brazil" (November 15, 1942), Welles joined Carmen Miranda, singing the samba in
Portuguese.[4][5][6] When
Aurora Miranda performed the song on the May 3, 1944 episode of his subsequent series The Orson Welles Almanac, Welles also briefly joined her in duet.[7][8]
^Oh Say, Don José. Catalog of Copyright Entries, Musical Compositions, Part 3. Library of Congress. 1942. p.
85. Retrieved 2014-10-06. oh say don jose samba.