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OffStereo builds narrated music history shows around real records. Caetano Veloso runs through 6 of them, each one placing them inside a wider story. They appear most often alongside Os Mutantes, Gilberto Gil and Gal Costa.
Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil lead Tropicália's charge in late 1960s Brazil, fusing pop and traditional sounds to subvert the military dictatorship's censorship and defy arrest.
2 of 8 tracks — Alegria, Alegria · É Proibido Proibir
Brazil's 1968 Tropicália movement, with Os Mutantes' 'Panis et Circencis' as its manifesto, fuses psychedelic rock and local sounds to challenge military rule.
1 of 8 tracks — Alegria, Alegria
Tropicália challenges Brazil's 1968 dictatorship, as artists like Caetano Veloso and Os Mutantes fuse global sounds with cultural cannibalism into a provocative, uniquely Brazilian resistance.
2 of 8 tracks — É Proibido Proibir · Tropicália
Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, and Os Mutantes fuse Brazilian rhythms with rock and pop, creating Tropicalia's defiant sound that challenges a regime and reshapes music from 1967 to 1972.
1 of 10 tracks — Alegria, Alegria
From Caetano Veloso's "Alegria, Alegria" to Elis Regina's "O Bêbado e a Equilibrista," Brazilian artists defy the 1964 military dictatorship with protest, subversion, and anthems of hope.
1 of 7 tracks — Alegria, Alegria
João Gilberto's revolutionary "batida" guitar and intimate vocals transformed Brazilian samba into bossa nova, launching a global sensation with "Chega de Saudade" and Getz/Gilberto.
1 of 7 tracks — Você É Linda