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BIO :
2018 repress. Originally released in 1968, Caetano Veloso‘s debut album did for Brazilian music what the Beatles‘ Sgt. Peppers did for rock & roll, giving birth to the soon-to-be Tropicalia movement, which fused Brazilian music with pop, psychedelia and social awareness (and Veloso’s leftist politics actually earned him a stint in jail in 1968 for ‘anti-government activity’). Veloso, nonetheless went on to become one of the most popular and influential Brazilian musicians of all time. Includes the genre-defining classics « Clarice » and « Soy Loco Por Tì, América », « Superbacana », « Tropicalia » and « Alegria, Alegria ». Now with bonus CD of the album and OBI « bookmark » Japanese style.
