tropicalia
BeatGrove lists 42 artists under tropicalia (Brazil) in the World family.
Songs, bands and the Tropicália movement
Tropicália names a Brazilian artistic movement as well as a route through music. The 1967 festival performances of Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso and the collective record released in 1968 provide useful starting points. Electric guitars, arrangements and Brazilian song met in a debate about what the country’s popular culture could become.
Compare Gilberto Gil with Os Mutantes to hear different approaches within that shared moment. A songwriter’s rhythmic language and a band’s studio experiments can belong to the same movement without sounding alike. These examples introduce a connection, rather than a complete list of participants.
- Os Mutantes — Os Mutantes (1968)
- Gilberto Gil — Expresso 2222
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