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45 of 46 people found the following review helpful
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This is an amazing collection of 6 or 7 artists who worked within the tropicalia movement of 1960s Brazil. Bucking the trend towards bossa nova at the time, the movement deliberately incoporates elements of western pop and European neo-classical music. The idea was to "cannibalise" all forms of good music, and produce something that could be exported to the rest of the world. The result is naturally eclectic, and sounds good to the modern ears.
So, to the westernised pop-raised ear we get tropical rythyms and dancey approach, but here and then you get a wiff of "Hey Joe"'s chorus, a snatch of "Strawberry Fields", a little Santana guitar or the impression of Jefferson Airplane.
I wouldn't want to single out any one track for praise, but Caetano Veloso backed by Os Mutantes on "Domingo No Parque" has funky polyrythyms and delicious choruses to spare, and Gal Costa's beautiful singing voice should also come in for some praise. The excellent booklet is a bonus for any music fan, placing the featured music in its appropriate cultural/political setting.
17 of 17 people found the following review helpful
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This is another golden bullet from Soul Jazz and probably the best musical retrospective of this Brazilian cultural movement you're likely to find. This CD centres around the work of six artists, the most familiar being Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso. The extensive liner notes double up as a little history book and give you an excellent social and political backdrop to the music. The writer seems to have a great deal of diffuculty in defining what tropicalia actually is. On the evidence of the music it's a sensational amalgam of funky chugging basslines, delicate swinging string rhythms and suddens blasts of rock and roll. It's all so inventive and challenging you end up getting lost in it all. There honestly isn't a dud track on this. Love the fuzzy guitar on "A Minha Menina," and the arabic strings of,"Tuareg."
"Irene," is you floating along a river in a dream, Veloso's voice so poised and delicate. Other moments to savour include the twanging bassline on,"Jimmy-Renda Ze," and Tom Ze's trippy,"Quero sambal Meu Bem." If you love music make sure you get your hands on this.
"Irene," is you floating along a river in a dream, Veloso's voice so poised and delicate. Other moments to savour include the twanging bassline on,"Jimmy-Renda Ze," and Tom Ze's trippy,"Quero sambal Meu Bem." If you love music make sure you get your hands on this.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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The Tropicalia Movement, was said 'not' to have truly influenced any cultural music outside of Brazil to any real degree. I disagree with this statement, although the impressions made are not overt.
As the other good reviewers here have duly noted, Tropicalia's crowning glory was to utilise different forms of music from many other cultures, creating an entire new sound and genre that was unique to itself and to the artists within the entire movement.
The result is a timeless audio landscape, where real progress was made within the music and social scene, and this album sums up the mood, energy, essence and spirit of those pioneers with grace. Subjective of course, but a must-have album if you're passionate about life and music.
As the other good reviewers here have duly noted, Tropicalia's crowning glory was to utilise different forms of music from many other cultures, creating an entire new sound and genre that was unique to itself and to the artists within the entire movement.
The result is a timeless audio landscape, where real progress was made within the music and social scene, and this album sums up the mood, energy, essence and spirit of those pioneers with grace. Subjective of course, but a must-have album if you're passionate about life and music.
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