Christopher Dunn
- Published in print:
- 2001
- Published Online:
- July 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780807826515
- eISBN:
- 9781469615714
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of North Carolina Press
- DOI:
- 10.5149/northcarolina/9780807826515.003.0007
- Subject:
- History, Latin American History
This chapter explores the various traces of tropicalist experience since the restoration of civilian rule in the mid-1980s. It first discusses the major contributions of the movement, which include ...
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This chapter explores the various traces of tropicalist experience since the restoration of civilian rule in the mid-1980s. It first discusses the major contributions of the movement, which include the following: the emergence of Brazilian rock and Afro-Bahian forms of music; the dissolution of cultural hierarchies by producing music for mass consumption; and the influence of Gil and Veloso on Brazilian popular music. The chapter highlights the work of Tom Zé, the most radical innovator of the tropicalist movement. It also discusses the influence of the tropicalist movement on the production of popular music in Brazil and the impact of this legacy on some contemporary artists who have claimed affinities with the tropicalist project.Less
This chapter explores the various traces of tropicalist experience since the restoration of civilian rule in the mid-1980s. It first discusses the major contributions of the movement, which include the following: the emergence of Brazilian rock and Afro-Bahian forms of music; the dissolution of cultural hierarchies by producing music for mass consumption; and the influence of Gil and Veloso on Brazilian popular music. The chapter highlights the work of Tom Zé, the most radical innovator of the tropicalist movement. It also discusses the influence of the tropicalist movement on the production of popular music in Brazil and the impact of this legacy on some contemporary artists who have claimed affinities with the tropicalist project.
Christopher Dunn
- Published in print:
- 2001
- Published Online:
- July 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780807826515
- eISBN:
- 9781469615714
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- University of North Carolina Press
- DOI:
- 10.5149/northcarolina/9780807826515.003.0003
- Subject:
- History, Latin American History
This chapter discusses the participation of musicians in social movements and cultural groups, and their active involvement in the progressive transformation of Brazilian society in the 1960s. First, ...
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This chapter discusses the participation of musicians in social movements and cultural groups, and their active involvement in the progressive transformation of Brazilian society in the 1960s. First, it discusses the theory and practice of the Centro Popular de Cultura (cpc, People's Center for Culture). The chapter then examines the protest culture during the early years of military rule. The Bahian musicians and the competition between bossa nova artists and Brazilian rock artists are also examined. Finally, the chapter discusses what Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso developed as the “universal sound,” which they first performed at São Paulo's Festival de Música Popular Brasileira in 1967.Less
This chapter discusses the participation of musicians in social movements and cultural groups, and their active involvement in the progressive transformation of Brazilian society in the 1960s. First, it discusses the theory and practice of the Centro Popular de Cultura (cpc, People's Center for Culture). The chapter then examines the protest culture during the early years of military rule. The Bahian musicians and the competition between bossa nova artists and Brazilian rock artists are also examined. Finally, the chapter discusses what Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso developed as the “universal sound,” which they first performed at São Paulo's Festival de Música Popular Brasileira in 1967.
