In the late 1960s, as Brazil was controlled by a military junta, a group of musicians, calling themselves Tropicálistas introduced leftist politics and hippie counter culture to the pop music of South America. Musically they combined psychedelic rock with urban bossa nova and rural folk, on top of African based rhythms. The lyrics are mostly political but satirical and surreal, sung as [...]
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Two Tropicália Classics
Posted in Brasil, Brazil, bossa nova, music, pop, rock, tropicália, video, tagged Caetano Veloso, counter culture, Gal Costa, Gilberto Gil, hippies, Nara Leão, Os Mutantes, politics, psychedelic, surreal on May 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
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