On the ride home tonight, it was Gal Costa. She hit the spot. Driving into the beach area where I live, it was sunny and warm, breezy. With Gal Costa on the deck I felt like I was traveling in a different country. I've no explanation. Despite her singing in Portuguese (she was Brazilian) it wasn't that. It may have been the hard to peg nature of her music. It's definitely Brazilian (what with Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso collaborating and a cover of Os Mutantes' "Baby") but not traditional, it's Tropicalia, kind of a mixed bag at that. If you are not familiar with Tropicalia, here's a good primer, Brazil - The Tropicalist Revolution, a documentary on the movement that changed Brazilian music. Part one is below and links to the other parts are at the bottom of the post. If you really want to go down a rabbit hole, do a random web search for "Tropicalia" and cancel all your plans for the night.
Gal Costa w/Gilberto Gil- Sebastiana mp3 at Internet Archive
Gal Costa w/Caetano Veloso - Baby mp3 at Internet Archive
Gal Costa - Saudosismo mp3 at Internet Archive
Gal Costa - More at Internet Archive
Watch:
Brazil - The Tropicalist Revolution:
Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6
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