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Title: Tropical Truth: A Story of Music and Revolution in Brazil by Caetano Veloso, Barbara Einzig ISBN: 0-375-40788-X Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Pub. Date: 24 September, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.25 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Not your average pop star
Comment: I can't think of any other pop musician in the world besides Caetano Veloso who could pull off writing a book that gives so much insight into the personal relationships, political climate, and artistic influences that help form their own work. The brilliant "Tropical Truth" is something of a combination between an autobiography of Caetano's earlier years, an analysis of his work, a document of the "Tropicalia" movement which he started, and a look at Brazilian counterculture and politics. It illuminates his early work in such a way that I felt after reading it I appreciated his early work on a much higher level. Non-portuguese speakers like myself will probably appreciate the explanations of the wordplay that occurs in songs like "Alegria, Alegria". Caetano writes knowledgeably on a variety of topics, and if there are particular weaknesses about this book, it is that is written in a quite roundabout way in places, and I imagine it would be difficult even for the relatively well-informed non-Brazilian to keep up with his discussion of Brazilian musical styles, European cinema, Brazilian "Cinema Novo", Latin American literature, and contemporary art. I found this book a joy to read however, and essential reading for anybody interested in Brazilian popular music.
Rating: 2
Summary: first the music
Comment: I believe good musicians should do music first and last. I own all of caetano's cds and I really appreciate his music, but I found this book a bit too apologetic and pretentious at times. It must be because I wasn't born at those times, so I cannot know how it was to live under a military dictatorship; yet I simply can't understand why you have to explain all those details inherent to one song (sem lenço, sem documento). The writer is definitely better as a musicians, so, buy one or ten of his cds first.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great book!
Comment: This is an exciting and unusual book -- it's a memoir of the life of one of the century's greatest songwriters (according to Rolling Stone), who is probably fairly unknown in the US because he sings in Portuguese. It's also a history of the 60's and 70's in Brazil, a time that included rule by military dictatorships (who imprisoned and exiled Veloso). It's also a passionate history of Brazilian music, through the lens of the tropicalia movement created by Veloso, Gilberto Gil (also imprisoned with Veloso, and recently named Minister of Culture by newly elected President Lula!), Gal Costa, Tom Ze and others. It's personal, scholarly, revealing, and will offer a glimpse into the mind and soul of a fascinating musical genius.
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Title: The Brazilian Sound: Samba, Bossa Nova, and the Popular Music of Brazil by Chris McGowan, Ricardo Pessanha ISBN: 1566395453 Publisher: Temple Univ Press Pub. Date: 25 February, 1998 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title:Live in Bahia ASIN: B00006JP2A Publisher: Nonesuch Pub. Date: 29 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $29.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $29.98 |
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Title:Tropicália 2 ASIN: B000005J2O Publisher: Nonesuch Pub. Date: 03 May, 1994 List Price(USD): $17.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $14.99 |
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Title: The Brazilians by Joseph A. Page ISBN: 0201441918 Publisher: Perseus Publishing Pub. Date: September, 1996 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title:Fina Estampa ASIN: B0000015VO Publisher: Polygram Records Pub. Date: 30 January, 1996 List Price(USD): $13.98 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $13.98 |
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