Tropicalia: e' proibida proibir,
(Soul Jazz Records)
Tropicalia was a musical and cultural movement in Brazil that lasted a
little more than a year (1968), and ended primarily due to the imprisonment
and subsequent deportation to England two its main protaganists, Caetano
Veloso and Gilberto Gil.
Tropicalia mixed American and British psychedelic rock and pop with
Brazilian roots and European avant-garde and experimental music to create a
new sound that was both distinctly Brazilian and truly international.
Ideologically they mixed high art with mass culture and mocked the military
dictatorship under which they were living at the time.
This disc is a great introduction to the movement's music. Every track is a
winner and my guess this will leave you wanting to hear more from the
artists featured here, which include the fantastic Os Mutantes and Tom Ze.
-Stephen
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