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Brazil
7 OffStereo shows touch Brazil, spanning 1958–1986. Among them: Tropicalia: Brazil's Rebel Sound, Mutants, Mayhem, and '68 Brazil.
Tropicalia: Brazil's Rebel Sound
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.
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Mutants, Mayhem, and '68 Brazil
Brazil's 1968 Tropicália movement, with Os Mutantes' 'Panis et Circencis' as its manifesto, fuses psychedelic rock and local sounds to challenge military rule.
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Gilberto Gil: Guitar Echoes
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.
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Brazil: Psych, Protest, Exile
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.
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Tropicalia: Art vs. Censors
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.
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Brazil's Punk Awakening
Brazil's late 70s punk awakening in São Paulo, pioneered by Restos de Nada and Lixomania, forged a defiant sound against military rule, later echoing in Brasília with Plebe Rude.
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Gilberto's Quiet Bossa Nova Revolution
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.
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