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 (Milestone Records M-9069, 1976) and Magic Time (Milestone Records M-9078, 1977). Both were produced by Brazilian musician and composer 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 (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 Barry Finnerty - guitar Airto Moreira - percussion Flora Purim - 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 Brazilian jazz ensembles American jazz ensembles Milestone Records artists Uruguayan rock music groups Musical groups established in 1969