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| 1. Soy Loco Por Ti, America |
| 2. Eclipse Oculto |
| 3. Nao Enche |
| 4. Odara |
| 5. Queixa |
| 6. Lus De Sao Jorge |
| 7. O Leaozinho |
| 8. London, London |
| 9. Tropocalia |
| 10. Superbacana |
| 11. Algeria, Algeria |
| 12. O Estrangeiro |
| 13. Zer A Reza |
| 14. Coisa Mais Linda |
| 15. Sampa |
| 16. Fina Estampa |
| 17. Terra - Com Outra Banda De Terra |
| 18. Zumbi |
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It's always interesting to see a 'Best Of' collection chosen by the artist himself.In the case of Bahian superstar CaetanoVeloso it's a real pleasure and an occasional surprise, not least for what isn't there as for what is.
Singalong favourites like "'Odara" and "O Leaozinho" are understandably present,as are more recent successes such as the title track from Caetano's homagealbum to Mexican song, "Fina Estampa", and the edgy, Arto Lindsay-produced "O Estrangeiro". But some of the singer's other choices tend to show that he perceives himself as firmly in the post-Beatles Brazilian Rock mould.
Hitting the fast-forward button for the first few seconds of each track, you''ll be struck by the strong kit-drum introduction present on almost every track, clearly a favoured production technique. "'London, London" is there partly because he knew that this was a UK-only release, but also because it's a known personal favourite. Veloso often reminisces warmly about his extended sojourn in London with Gilberto Gil during the late 60s and early 70s.
"Superbacana" from 1968 takes us right back to the beginning of Bahia's Tropicalismo movement. Peers are duly acknowledged: the set opens with Catano's longstanding Tropicalista partner Gilberto Gil's Spanish song "Soy Loco Por Ti America" - a song whose lyrics today have certain ironic overtones for Brazil's more disaffected youth - and closes with the great Jorge Ben's "'Zumbi".
The golden age of carioca bossa nova is represented by the beautiful "'Coisa Mais Linda", composed by Carlos Lyra and the poet of Rio songcraft Vinicius de Moraes.
Of other, more recent compositions "Banda- Com Outro Banda de Terra", a song partly about his band, is a great favourite with Brazilian audiences for singalong purposes."'Zera A Reza" on the other hand epitomises Caetano's more recent preference for ballad and samba-cancao forms. "'Tropicalia", 1968's 'disco manifesto' for the Movement, reignites hitherto neglected northeastern rhythms, whilst "Nao Enche", with its Bahian 'bloco' percussion backing from Salvador's famous Grupo Olodum, reunites the author with home roots.
All this, as well as an excellent recent cover shot of the man himself, rather than some tired 70s publicity photo, amounts to a tasteful and thorough introduction to a back catalogue that exceeds 60 albums. Caetano Veloso could become an expensive habit... --John Armstrong
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CAETANO VELOSO - is an ICON in Brazilian music!,
This review is from: Caetano Veloso: The Definitive Collection (Audio CD)
....I'm a German teacher/lecturer who works and lives in Abu Dhabi/ Arabian Emirates. I like to travel for business reasons all over the Middle East, and I like to discuss with my Arabian friends and my customers about traditional-classic and about pop music of both cultures, the Arabian and the Western (European, North and Sout American) culture.
My Arabian friends and I enjoy to listen to the best and most famous Arabian and Western musicians. For I studied in Europe, Far East and South America I like to introduce my friends to music from South America, especially to Brazilian music. They truly appreciate music from CAETANO VELOSO! ... CAETANO VELOSO's music reminds me on one of the best times in my life! When I studied engineering and business at a German university in the 1980ies, I went for some time to Rio de Janeiro/ Brazil to study there. I enjoyed the Brazilian lifestyle - Brazilian music, the girls in their micro-mini-tanga-bikinis at the beaches of COPACABANA, IPANEMA and LEBLON. I travelled all over Brazil and South America, visited SAO PAULO, SALVADOR de BAHIA, MANAUS, ... ... Now, after some 25 years of working all over the world (USA, South America, Far East, ...) I Have landed in Arabia and I still enjoy CAETANO VELOSO wonderful music! I introduced his music to my Arabian friends all over the Gulf region and they truly appreciate his music, too! .... a portrait of CAETANO VELOSO Caetano Veloso is a Bahian poet and composer who was born in 1942 in a small town in the interior of Bahia with a picturesque name: Santo Amaro da Purificação. There he had his first dreams as a poor child of a modest family with lots of children. In a small town, far away from civilization, when a child is born, his parents always hope that the child will choose a profession, but since chilhood, Caetano wants to be an artist. Anyhow, soon after Caetano's birth, the family moves to Salvador, and there, little Caetano falls in love with music. Knowing that his fellow Bahian Dorival Caymmi is settling down to Rio de Janeiro, he feels like studying the guitar and wait for the opportunity to go to Rio too; he spends his free time composing poetry and music. However, things happen sooner than he thought... In 1965, in Rio de Janeiro, singer Nara Leão is the major star in a musical play called Opinion. This play is sold out during several months with unprecedented success. However, due to previous commitments throughout the country, Nara Leão is forced to leave the show, and without her partecipation, the show would have to close down, unless a substitute of equivalent stature is found. The hit song of the show is "Carcará" (Hawk) by João do Vale. Suddenly Nara herself remembers a unique singer she had heard in Bahia named Bethania and reccomended her for the part. When Bethania comes to Rio, her brother Caetano Veloso also sprouts wings and does the same, bringing his songs and dreams as only baggage. Thanks to his sister's voice, he records his first songs, and inevitable first hits. Festival time is at a Climax in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, between 1965 and 1969. Still in 1965, Caetano presents his composition "Boa Palavra" to the Popular Music Festival organized by TV Excelsior. In 1966 he wins the prize of Best Lyricist with the composition "Um Dia" at the TV-Record Festival. Soon after, he signs his first contract with the Philips label, together with Gal Costa with whom he records their first album, Domingo of which the main title is "Coração Vagabundo", dedicated to the girl who would soon be his wife, Dede. 1967. Through the TV program "Esta Noite Se Improvisa", he is getting more and more popular and his song presented to the 3rd Music Festival of TV-Record, "Alegria", is awarded 4th prize, for the first time accompained by electric guitars. From one day to the other he becomes a national star, gets married to Dede (a very original hippie wedding ceremony, the very first to be realized in Brazil), and moves to São Paulo. Born in 1942 in Santo Amaro da Purificacao in Brazil's Bahia region, Veloso absorbed the rich Bahian musical heritage that was influenced by Caribbean, African, and North American pop music, but it was the cool, seductive bossa nova sound of João Gilberto (a Brazilian superstar in the 1950s) that formed the foundation of Veloso's intensely eclectic pop. Following his sister Maria Bethânia (a very successful singer in her own right) to Rio in the early '60s, the 23-year-old Veloso won a lyric-writing contest with his song "Um Dia" and was quickly signed to the Phillips label. It wasn't long before Veloso (along with other Brazilian stars such as Gal Costa and Gilberto Gil) represented the new wave of MPB (i.e., musica popular Brasileira), the all-purpose term used by Brazilians to describe their pop music. Bright, ambitious, creative, and given to an unapologetically leftist political outlook, Veloso would soon become a controversial figure in Brazilian pop. By 1967, he had become aligned with Brazil's burgeoning hippie movement and, along with Gilberto Gil, created a new form of pop music dubbed Tropicalia. Arty and eclectic, Tropicalia retained a bossa nova influence, adding bits and pieces of folk-rock and art rock to a stew of loud electric guitars, poetic spoken word sections, and jazz-like dissonance. Although not initially well received by traditional pop-loving Brazilians (both Veloso and Gil faced the wrath of former fans similar to the ire provoked by Dylan upon going electric), Tropicalia was a breathtaking stylistic syncresis that signaled a new generation of daring, provocative, and politically outspoken musicians who would remake the face of MPB. .....Some years later, Veloso was the subject of an extensive, flattering portrait in Spin on the eve of the American release of his acclaimed 1998 album Livro. In 1999, he released Omaggio a Federico e Giulietta, a tribute to auteur Federico Fellini and his wife, actress Giulietta Masina. He also won a Grammy for the Best MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira) Album for 1998's Livro at the first annual Latin Grammy Awards. After the end of the millennium, Veloso delivered a bossa nova album, the spirited Noites do Norte, a live record from Bahia, a collaboration with poet Jorge Mautner, and the songbook album A Foreign Sound. ~
1 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: Caetano Veloso: The Definitive Collection (Audio CD)
Having heard Caetano Veloso recorded concert at the end of last year I was expecting a good mix of Portuguese tradition and creative fusion jazz. Disappointed with this collection as it is old 60s style stuff best suited to background lift music. Be careful to look at dates of recordings if you like Veloso's more recent stuff. Its very different and much more sophisticated.
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