A Bandinha da Turma da Mônica () is a children's musical album by Odmar Amaral Gurgel and Mauricio de Sousa, with the collaboration of Wilma Camargo in the composition of the lyrics. It's based on the characters created by Mauricio de Sousa that are part of his popular comic book franchise Monica and Friends. It was released on February 1, 1971, by the Fermata label on vinyl (Long-Play), and re-released on August 20, 2013, with the collaboration of Inovashow and ONErpm on iTunes, along with the remastering of Turbo Mastering in celebration of Monica's 50th Anniversary. The soundtrack reappeared in other works of Monica and Friends, most notably in the first feature film As Aventuras da Turma da Mônica of 1982. In 1987, a remake of this album called Turma da Mônica was released by Globo Discos, which consisted of 14 tracks, most of which were re-recordings and adaptations of the songs from the 1971 album with some changes in the lyrics. Creation As the popularity of Monica and Friends grew since the recent release of the Monica comic title by Editora Abril, in 1970, Mauricio de Sousa took advantage of the arrival of the famous Brazilian composer, Gaó Gurgel, who returned from the United States in 1945 and settled in Mogi das Cruzes in the early 70's, to start a partnership. The two began creating the original soundtrack that same year. The melody and arrangements, performed by the Argentine composer Hector Lagna Fietta, were introduced and the recording of the songs were performed by the voice actors and singers of the characters at that time, at the headquarters of the Fermata record label, Avenida Ipiranga, São Paulo. It was released in 1971. The album was also distributed by Turminha Peralta, a year later. Track listing References External links A Bandinha da Turma da Mônica at Discogs 1971 debut albums Monica's Gang Children's music albums Portuguese-language albums