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Whatever happened to Bong Peñera and the Batucada? The foremost exponent of Pinoy samba and bossa nova, a little Brazil transplanted to Manila, hit its heyday in the latter part of the 70s, close on the heels of another jazz phenomenon that took the music world by storm, Eumir Deodato.
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By Juaniyo Arcellana | July 6, 2003 - 12:00am
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