Tropicália Rock

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Brazilian avant-garde fusion blending bossa nova and samba with psychedelic rock, fuzz guitar, musique-concrète collage and Rogério Duprat's surreal orchestral arrangements. Playful, ironic and politically charged, it cut traditional Brazilian song with electric distortion and tape experiments - Os Mutantes' studio anarchy at its most rock-leaning edge.

History

Erupted in 1967-68 Brazil as Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil, with Os Mutantes, Gal Costa and Tom Zé, fused national music with rock and the international avant-garde. The 1968 manifesto album 'Tropicália ou Panis et Circencis' defined it. The military regime exiled Veloso and Gil in 1969, scattering but immortalizing the movement.

Defining artists

Os MutantesSpotify YouTube
Caetano VelosoSpotify YouTube
Gilberto GilSpotify YouTube
Gal CostaSpotify YouTube
Tom ZéSpotify YouTube
Rogério DupratSpotify YouTube

Essential listening

Panis et Circenses — Os MutantesSpotify YouTube
Tropicália — Caetano VelosoSpotify YouTube
Bat Macumba — Gilberto GilSpotify YouTube
Baby — Gal CostaSpotify YouTube
São São Paulo — Tom ZéSpotify YouTube
A Minha Menina — Os MutantesSpotify YouTube

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Sources

Wikipedia: Tropicália
AllMusic: Tropicália / Os Mutantes
Pitchfork Os Mutantes features
Rough Guide to Brazilian Music