Caetano Gal E Gil biography, Caetano Gal E Gil discography
Although it was explicitly not a part of the traditional Brazilian Left, tropicalia challenged the dictatorship either directly (by its flamboyant, carefree stylishness) or indirectly, in elliptical poetic imagery which held unmistakeably subversive meaning for its popular audience.Following their release from prison, Veloso and Gil went into exile for several years, and Veloso settled mostly in London.During their exile, both artists continued to release albums in Brazil and provided new material for other MPB stars (especially Maria Bethania, Elis Regina, and Gal Costa) to record.His records are almost always very listenable, very classy and very innovative.Brazil's most influential groups of musicians.Beautiful bossa nova balladry, clearly under the spell of Joao Gilberto.For his part, Veloso sounds tentative and unsure, not yet possessed of the cool confidence which pervades his later work.His poetic lyrics are as enigmatic and beguiling as ever, though.Caetano's first big, breakaway tropicalia album, recorded in the wake of several notorious concert appearances which put the new sound on the map."Soy Loco Por Ti, America".Gilberto Gil) and sings on several tracks as well."Irene," and the Portuguese fado stylings of "Os Argonautas.""Empty Boats" places him in the top ranks of '60s space rock.European exile, Caetano wallows in it a bit, though a few tunes, particularly "London, London" and "Maria Bethania," are memorable.Tom Rush, Nick Drake or Tim Hardin.Made at the tail end of his European exile, this is another of Caetano's best records.This highlights sweet, languid balladry, with several hazy, lazy, loveably goofy songs sung in English, such as "Nine Out Of Ten" and "You Don't Know Me."African drums, acid rock guitars and blaring James Bondian themes.However, this album shows Veloso's breadth as an experimental pop artist.Once the singers got their warning and were released, they promptly went off and staged several concerts, partly as an act of political defiance, and partly to raise funds to pay for their eminent and inevitable European exile.Buarque seems a little too declarative and stiff, while Caetano's soulful acoustic salvos on Side One, and his rendition of "Os Argonautas" at album's end, are quite delectable.MPB crowd that Buarque led.Nice that they managed to patch things up, though: they meshed quite well together as performers.Each plays with their own band, but only a few tunes from each set make it onto the disc, making it difficult to get a feel for the live experience.Not a bad album, but at times not very engaging.Skip those, though, and this is yet another nice Veloso album.The vocals are charged with enthusiasm and joyfulness, but are still raggedy and at times a bit grating, particularly Costa and Bethania.Definitely worth checking out, though a little hard to listen to recreationally.He relents briefly with three lovely ballads (which originally capped off the album sides) but mostly this album is monotonous in its pacing.Includes the original version of "Terra," one of Veloso's most beautiful ballads.Sure, it has its iffy moments, but in general it's a pretty strong concert album.Album Review not yet available."Caballero de Fina Estampa, Vol.Caballero de Fina Estampa, Vol."Caballero de Fina Estampa, Vol.MySpace Dialogues
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Yo!Gilberto Gil remains one of his land's most enterprising musicians.Gil has collaborated with reggae singer Jimmy Cliff and The Wailers, Bob Marley's former band.Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.Gil is one of the leaders of the Green Party, which is sharing power with President Lula's Worker's Party.Alison Loerke, 1245 NE 88th Street, Seattle, WA 98115, USA.
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