Brazil 70 After Tropicalia: New Directions in Brazilian Music
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Soul Jazz Records releases some of the best rare and forgotten classics in compilations that highlight some of the most intriguing and understated periods of music. Their latest collection, "Brazil 70 After Tropicalia: New Directions in Brazilian Music," brings to light the period following the highly influential Tropicalia period in Brazil that for some was the perfect combination of sonic exploration and political cohesion. From their press release for the record:
"'Brazil 70' follows Brazilian music in the aftermath of Tropicalia as the country's dictatorship entered its most oppressive phase. Musicians and artists from the Tropicalia period of the late '60s such as Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Tom Ze, Rita Lee (Os Mutantes' lead singer) and Gal Costa entered a new phase mixing rock, funk, samba and soul alongside a wealth of like-minded new artists such as Novos Baianos, Raul Seixas, Nelson Angelo and Joyce and more.
With the constant threat of imprisonment, artists nevertheless managed to produce radical music that, like Tropicalia before it, managed to deal with questions of identity, sexuality and society in a revolutionary manner."
"'Brazil 70' follows Brazilian music in the aftermath of Tropicalia as the country's dictatorship entered its most oppressive phase. Musicians and artists from the Tropicalia period of the late '60s such as Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Tom Ze, Rita Lee (Os Mutantes' lead singer) and Gal Costa entered a new phase mixing rock, funk, samba and soul alongside a wealth of like-minded new artists such as Novos Baianos, Raul Seixas, Nelson Angelo and Joyce and more.
With the constant threat of imprisonment, artists nevertheless managed to produce radical music that, like Tropicalia before it, managed to deal with questions of identity, sexuality and society in a revolutionary manner."
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