Tropicália: Web-exclusive Resources for Further Reading
-- Library Journal, 11/01/2009
Tropicália: Web-exclusive Resources for Further Reading
ONLINE
Anti-: Os Mutantes
What a long, strange trip it’s been! Os Mutantes, still going strong despite losing some original members, today rub elbows with Tom Waits, Ramblin’ Jack Elliot, and Nick Cave on the Anti- Records roster.
The Big Bang of Brazilian Pop Music, Tropicália, Turns 40
A solid retrospective overview that also speaks to Tropicália’s continued resonance among modern-day audiences.
Brazzil: 30 Years of Tropicalismo
This lengthy feature article from Brazzil magazine includes a retrospective appreciation of Tropicalismo and what the artists involved accomplished; also includes excellent discographies of all the major players.
Caetano Veloso: Tropicália
This PBS NewsHour piece on Veloso includes a brief but informative biography, a discography, and a capsule history of Tropicália.
PRINT
Veloso, Caetano. Tropical Truth: A Story of Music and Revolution in Brazil. Da Capo. 2003. 384p. illus. index. ISBN 978-0-306-81281-1. pap. $18.
Veloso’s razor-sharp memory and earnest love of his musical colleagues and coconspirators make this book the singular resource for those interested in the history of this tumultuous period in Brazilian music. (LJ 10/15/02)
