Word: tropicalismo
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...quite at ease with it." Gil is also at ease in Brasilia, which is a shock. After all, this is the man who in the 1960s led the musical opposition to Brazil's military dictatorship - he was exiled to London for his role in the Tropicalismo movement, which embraced permissive attitudes the generals found threatening. No wonder his fans thought he might struggle to go, as he puts it, "from throwing stones to living in the greenhouse." Gil hesitated before accepting his new post. "The doubts were more about whether I'd be able to sort out my life than...
Byrne, the lead singer of the Talking Heads, said his dissatisfaction with the disco music of the 1970s led him to the investigation of "tropicalismo" that culminated in Rei Momo, his new solo album and the compilation albums Beleza Tropical and O Samba...
...despite his feeling that rock music haslost its power, Byrne said he had not turned to"tropicalismo" for political reasons. "I wouldhope that I could weasel out of the position ofcultural emissary...I'm just doing it because Ilove it, it's music I like...
...prominence in 1965, when she substituted for the ailing star of a Rio musical. Her dark, husky voice shares a certain androgynous quality with those of some of Brazil's other top performers. Bethania's brother, Veloso, 47, is -- along with Gilberto Gil -- one of the main exponents of tropicalismo, the buoyant music of the student generation that emerged during a period of military dictatorship after 1964. That style advocated the rights of blacks, reintroduced strong Afro-Brazilian rhythms and made prominent use of electric guitars. Veloso projects intimacy in personal, deeply reflective songs such as those...
...Costa, 43, whose unforced vocal range and sweet tones are the envy of her peers, has interpreted works ranging from bossa nova to tropicalismo to mainstream pop. Multi-instrumentalist Hermeto Pascoal, 50, coaxes music out of everything, it seems, from teapots to hubcaps to sewing machines. Singer- songwriters Djavan, 40, and Ivan Lins, 42, are purveyors of easygoing, soulful music in a sophisticated urban style. Djavan, who hails from the northeastern state of Alagoas, began making records in the mid-1970s; his most recent albums have included songs in English. Lins' songwriting is freighted with rich chord changes; like Djavan...
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