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Tropicália: A Brazilian Revolution in Sound

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Tropicália: A Brazilian Revolution in Sound
Compilation album by
Various Artists
ReleasedFebruary 13, 2006
GenreTropicália
LanguagePortuguese
LabelSoul Jazz
CompilerStuart Baker

Tropicália: A Brazilian Revolution in Sound is a 2006 compilation album released by Soul Jazz Records.

Release

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Tropicália: A Brazilian Revolution in Sound was initially set for release in 2005, the album was pushed to February 13, 2006 to tie in with a Tropicalia festival at the Barbican in London.[1][2] The festival had nearly every artist featured on the compilation.[1] The album was re-released in 2010.[1][3]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic93/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
Robert ChristgauA−[5]
Entertainment WeeklyA[6]
The Guardian[7]
Pitchfork Media(9.5/10)[8]
The ProvinceA[9]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 93, indicating universal acclaim, based on 10 reviews.[4] Richard Williams of The Guardian" commented that the artists on the album "brim with youthful inventiveness, blending funk grooves, Brazilian energy, a restrained hint of primitive Haight-Ashbury psychedelics, a sense of humour that transcends linguistic boundaries and a Beatlesque sense of limitless possibilities expressed in the use of orchestral resources alongside the usual beat-group or samba-combo instrumentation." that were "Wildly original, often leaping off in several directions at once, veering at will from a kind of beach-party jug band to a warped version of the soft rock of the Mamas and the Papas or the Fifth Dimension, they make you want to go straight out and buy everything this amazing group ever recorded."[7] Joe Tangari declared that the compilation takes "an extremely focused look at six of the most important and influential Tropicália artists, [...] responsible for some of the most bracing records Brazil ever produced-- and though omissions are certain to be an issue for cratedigging obsessives, this collection is as flawless a primer as has ever been made available on a single disc."[8]

Track listing

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Track listing adapted from the liner notes.[10]

No.TitleWriter(s)Credited PerformerLength
1."Bat Macumba"Caetano Veloso, Gilberto GilGilberto Gil 
2."A Minha Menina"Jorge BenOs Mutantes 
3."Tuareg"BenGal Costa 
4."Domingo No Parque"GilGilberto Gil & Os Mutantes 
5."Alfômega"GilCaetano Veloso 
6."Sebastiana" Gal Costa 
7."Procissão"GilGilberto Gil 
8."Irene"VelosoCaetano Veloso 
9."Ave Genghis Khan"Rita Lee, Arnaldo Baptista, Sérgio DiasOs Mutantes 
10."Take It Easy, My Brother Charles"BenJorge Ben 
11."Jimmy, Benda-Se"Tom Zé, WaldezTom Zé 
12."Ando Meio Desligado"Lee, Dias, BatistsaOs Mutantes 
13."Tropicália"VelosoCaetano Veloso 
14."Quero Sambal Meu Bes" Tom Zé 
15."Vou Recomeçar" Gal Costa 
16."Panis et Circenses"Gil, VelosoOs Mutantes 
17."Gloria" Tom Zé 
18."Quem Tem Medo De Brincar De Amor"Baptista, LeeOs Mutnates 
19."Lost in the Paradise"VelosoCaetano Veloso 
20."Bat Macumba"Veloso, GilOs Mutantes 

Credits

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Credits adapted from the vinyl liner notes.[10]

  • Stuart Baker – compiler, sleeve notes
  • Adrian Self – sleeve designer
  • Toothé Grim – sleeve designer
  • Pete Reilly – mastering
  • Duncan Cowell – mastering

References

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b c "December News". Soul Jazz Records. December 2005. Archived from the original on January 14, 2006. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  2. ^ "January News". Soul Jazz Records. December 2005. Archived from the original on January 18, 2006. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  3. ^ "Soul Jazz's Tropicália compilation: 2010 edition". Fact. April 8, 2010. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Tropicalia: A Brazilian Revolution in Sound". Metacritic. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  5. ^ Christgau, Robert (2006). "Consumer Guide Album". Robertchristgau.com. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  6. ^ Endelman 2006.
  7. ^ a b Williams 2006.
  8. ^ a b Tangari 2006.
  9. ^ Derdeyn 2006.
  10. ^ a b Baker 2005.

Sources

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