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The Bahia-born vocalist, composer, and guitarist Caetano Veloso is one the prime architects of the Brazilian Tropicalia sound of the late '60s. That style blended favela samba rhythms and city bossa nova melodies with American rock and Jamaican reggae. Over the years, the Grammy Award-winning Veloso has refined Tropicalia with his hypnotic vocals and brilliant lyrics, as this live date from Rio in 1998 aurally illustrates. Fans of his last CD, Livro, will find the same sophisticated horn and string arrangements by Jacques Morelenbaum gracing the surging Afro-Brazilian beats. The 20 tracks represent the full spectrum of Veloso's
The Bahia-born vocalist, composer, and guitarist Caetano Veloso is one the prime architects of the Brazilian Tropicalia sound of the late '60s. That style blended favela samba rhythms and city bossa nova melodies with American rock and Jamaican reggae. Over the years, the Grammy Award-winning Veloso has refined Tropicalia with his hypnotic vocals and brilliant lyrics, as this live date from Rio in 1998 aurally illustrates. Fans of his last CD, Livro, will find the same sophisticated horn and string arrangements by Jacques Morelenbaum gracing the surging Afro-Brazilian beats. The 20 tracks represent the full spectrum of Veloso's music: from his playful take on the Miles Davis-Gil Evans rendition of the traditional song "Prenda Minha" to his bouncy update of Antonio Carlos Jobim's "Meditação." Veloso also reprises the compositions of his tropical partners on Gilberto Gil's "Bem Devager" and "Drão" and Chico Buarque's "Carolina." Along with a zesty remake of "Mel," a hit by his sister Maria Bethania, and his own '70s favorite "Terra," Caetano Veloso shows that he is, indeed, the sound of Brazil. --Eugene Holley Jr.
Album Details
One of the Veloso's Best Albums. Sales Reached Over 1,000,000 Copies in Brazil.
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Manufacturer: Verve
Release date: 25 July 2000
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0731453858329 UPC: 731453858329
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