Oscar 2012: Two nominated songs, lots of questions
Posted in Tropicalismo on 02/26/2012 04:22 pm by adminOscar 2012: Two nominated songs, lots of questions
In terms of pure musicality, "Real in Rio" is the more lively and adventurous tune, with its buoyant tropicalismo interlaced with multiple vocal melodies. It even manages to reflect the animated images on screen, as the flight paths of the film's birds …
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Caetano Veloso & David Byrne – Live At Carnegie Hall
The sheer reputation of these two heavyweights, traversing through the near-history of late 20th century popular music, from tropicalismo through punk rock, suggests this combination could be musically and lyrically potent, the ageing trailblazers …
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Global Notes: Gal Costa's latest album, 'Recanto'
A veteran of Brazil's Tropicalismo music scene, Costa records songs in Portuguese, Spanish and English. She's known for blending smooth Brazilian sounds with heavy rock, pop and global influences. To hear all our Global Notes segments with Eight …
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