After spending the '50s recording accompanied by an orchestra and the Regional do Canhoto, Jacob do Bandolim entered the '60s looking for an accompaniment formula more suited to his personal taste. The Época de Ouro were his solution.
A regional (small radio ensemble, typical of the choro and samba genres) organized by Jacob do Bandolim in 1961 in Rio de Janeiro (under several different names), the group was composed of Dino Sete Cordas on seven-string violão (acoustic guitar), César Faria (the father of Paulinho da Viola, who accompanied do Bandolim since 1939) and Carlinho...