Showing posts with label Tropicalia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tropicalia. Show all posts

Tropicalia Week: Documentary! Os Mutantes!

Tropicalia, or Tropicalismo, was a late 1960s cultural movement in Brazil, when a talented group of musicians and songwriters, led by the likes of Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso, rebelled against the country's conservative military leadership, joining traditional samba and bossa nova sound with the Beatles, psychedelia and social consciousness.

This week, we'll spotlight some of the era's top artists via video.

Here's a three-part documentary on the music, followed by a performance by the "Brazilian Beatles," Os Mutantes!