Caetano Veloso

Caetano Veloso (born the August 7th 1942) is one of most popular Brazilian musicians the.

Biography

Fifth of the seven children of Jose Such Veloso (called " Seu Zezinho") and of Claudionor Vianna Such Veloso (" Gave Canö), it was born with Santo Amaro da Purificação, in the State of Bahia. It chooses the first name of his little sister (sixth child of the family), Maria Bethânia, according to a famous song of the time of Nelson Gonçalves. Besides her sister, singer it also, preceded it in the celebrity in the Années 1960.

It began its career by singing Bossa nova and quoted besides like its greater influences of the time João Gilberto and Dorival Caymmi. (João Gilberto will say besides later in connection with the contribution of Caetano to the Brazilian music: “it added a intellectual dimension to the Brazilian popular music” .) However with the influence of the Beatles, its collaborations with Gilberto Gil, Gall Costa, Tom Zé, Chico Buarque and Os Mutant led to the Tropicalisme, which interferes the pop Brazilian one with the rock'n'roll & roll and of the music avant-garde, with for result a more international, psychedelic and socially committed sound. The political positioning of Veloso, resolutely on the left, was worth many troubles with the military junta to him which controlled the Brésil until in 1985. Its songs were frequently censured and some prohibited. Veloso was also put at the variation of the Brazilian socialist left because of its musical influences “not main roads” (like the rock'n'roll & roll). Veloso and Gilberto Gil spent several months in prison for “antigovernment activities” in 1968 and even had to be exiled with London. The work of Veloso after its return to the Brésil in 1972 was characterized by constant appropriations, not only of foreign styles, but also of Brazilian styles and folk rates/rhythms with half forgotten. In particular, the celebration of the culture Brazilian Negro of Bahia which can be seen like the precursor of a group afro-centric like Timbalada.

In the Years 1980, the popularity of Veloso increased outside the Brésil, particularly in Israel, with the Portugal and in France. In 2002 Veloso left a book over its first years and the Tropicalisme, Tropical Truth: In Story off Music and Revolution in Brazil . In 2006, it one of the pop-stars international is respected and prolific, with more than 50 recordings available and of the participations in film original soundtracks like Frida .

Its first album entirely in English ( has Foreign Sound ) left in 2004, it includes/understands a resumption of " As ace you are" of Nirvana.

Discography

Albums

1967 - Domingo (with Gall Costa) Philips
1967 - Alegria, Alegria Philips
1968 - Caetano Veloso Philips
1968 - Tropicália or Panic grass and Circenses (with Mutant Gilberto Gil, OS, Nara Leão, and Gall Costa) Philips
1968 - Ao Vivo (with OS Mutant) Philips
1968 - " Veloso, Gil E Bethania" RCA Victor
1969 - Caetano Veloso Philips
1971 - Caetano Veloso
1972 - Transa Philips
1972 - Barred 69 ao vivo Na Bahia (with Gilberto Gil) Philips
1972 - Caetano E Chico - Juntos ao Vivo (with Chico Buarque) Phonogram
1973 - Araçá Azul Phonogram/Philips
1974 - Temporada de Verão - ao vivo Na Bahia (with Gilberto Gil and Gall Costa) Phonogram
1975 - Jóia Philips
1975 - Qualquer Coisa Philips
1976 - Doces Bárbaros (with Gall Costa, Gilberto Gil and Maria Bethânia) Philips
1977 - Bicho Philips
1977 - Muitos Carnavais Phonogram/Philips
1978 - Muito (dentro da estrela azulada) Philips
1978 - Maria Bethânia E Caetano Veloso ao Vivo Phonogram
1979 - Cinema Transcendental Polygram/Philips
1981 - Outraged Palavras Philips
1981 - Brasil (with João Gilberto, Gilberto Gil and Maria Bethânia) WEA
1982 - Cores, Name Philips
1983 - Ones Philips
1984 - Velô Philips
1986 - Totalmente Demais Polygram/Philips (live)
1986 - Caetano Veloso Nonesuch
1987 - Caetano Veloso Philips
1989 - Estrangeiro Philips
1991 - Circuladô Polygram
1992 - Circuladô Vivo Polygram
1993 - Tropicália 2 (with Gilberto Gil) Polygram/Philips
1994 - Fina Stamped Polygram
1994 - Fina Estampa ao Vivo Polygram
1995 - O Quatrilho Natasha/Blue Jackel (film soundtrack)
1996 - Rural Tieta C Natasha/Blue Jackel
1997 - Livro Polygram
1999 - Prenda Minha Polygram
1999 - Omaggio has Federico E Giulietta Universal Music (live)
1999 - Orfeu Natasha (film soundtrack)
2000 - Noites C Norte Universal Music
2001 - Noites C Norte ao vivo Universal Music
2002 - Have não peço desculpas (with Jorge Mautner) Universal Music
2002 - Todo Caetano (40 CD boxed set) Universal Music
2004 - has Foreign Sound Universal Music
2006 - This Universal Music
2007 - This ao vivo Universal Music

Books

2002 Tropical Truth: With Story off Music & Revolution in Brazil Knopf

External bonds

Official Caetano Veloso Site (in portuguais and in English)
complete Discographie of Caetano Veloso (Music City)

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