Caetano Veloso – Transa
Caetano Veloso Transa Philips – 1972 Rating: 9.4 Caetano Veloso’s fourth solo album is arguably the most celebrated release in his Read More…
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Caetano Veloso – Caetano Veloso (A Little More Blue) (1971)
Caetano Veloso Caetano Veloso (A Little More Blue) Philips – 1971 Rating: 9.4 “Freedom of expression” remains a nebulous concept foRead More…
Caetano Veloso – Caetano Veloso (Álbum Branco) (1969)
Caetano Veloso Caetano Veloso (Álbum Branco) Philips – 1969 Rating: 8.9 Recorded while under house arrest in his home state of BahRead More…
Caetano Veloso – Caetano Veloso (Tropicália) (1968)
Caetano Veloso Caetano Veloso (Tropicália) Philips – 1968 Rating: 9.3 Though not a ‘debut’ in the technical sense, Caetano Veloso’Read More…
In the Wilderness: Os Mutantes, 1969-1974
In the Wilderness is a feature in which a group of Strange Currencies contributors examine an overlooked or under-appreciated period of an artisRead More…
Milton Nascimento & Lô Borges – Clube da Esquina
Milton Nascimento & Lô Borges Clube da Esquina Odeon – 1972 Rating: 10.0 Milton Nascimento and Lô Borges’ 1972 collaborative Read More…
Seu Jorge – The Life Aquatic Studio Sessions
Seu Jorge The Life Aquatic Studio Sessions Hollywood – 2004 Rating: 6.8 Faced with the near-impossible task of breathing new life iRead More…
Marcos Valle – Previsão do tempo
Marcos Valle Previsão do tempo Odeon – 1973 Rating: 9.1 Marcos Valle eluded Brazil’s cultural censors, and created his definitive Read More…
Various Artists – Tropicália ou panis et circencis
Various Artists Tropicália ou panis et circencis Philips – 1968 Rating: 10.0 Fashioned as the Brazilian response to The Beatles’ mRead More…
An Introduction to Tropicália
Few musical scenes have ever burned as briefly, brightly, or brilliantly as Brazil’s Tropicalismo movement. Essentially emerging in March of 1968Read More…