Opa (Uruguayan band)

Opa were an American jazz fusion band made up of Uruguayan members. They started in the 1970s, and released two albums in the US: Goldenwings
and Magic Time. Both were produced by Brazilian musician and composer Airto Moreira.
After the breakup of Los Shakers in 1968, brothers Hugo and Osvaldo Fattoruso recorded the album "La Bossa Nova de Hugo y Osvaldo" to fulfil their contract with Odeon Records. Hugo "Ringo" Thielmann, a former bandmate of the Fattoruso brothers in The Hot Blowers, had settled in the United States and contacted the Fattoruso brothers in order to form a band. As a trio, they began playing in clubs until they were discovered by Airto Moreira.
The band consisted of Hugo Fattoruso, George Fattoruso and Hugo "Ringo" Thielmann, plus guest artists Hermeto Pascoal, David Amaro, Barry Finnerty, Flora Purim, Ruben Rada, Gary Gazaway, Jose Pedro Beledo, etc.
Opa had played on previous albums by Airto Moreira, like Fingers, released in 1973, and Deodato/Airto in concert, released in 1974.

Band members

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