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Tropicália (Portuguese pronunciation: [tɾopiˈkaʎɐ, tɾɔpiˈkaljɐ]), also known as tropicalismo ([tɾopikɐˈlizmu, tɾɔpikaˈ-]), was a Brazilian artistic movement that arose in the late 1960s. It was characterized by the amalgamation of Brazilian genres—notably the union of the popular and the avant-garde, as well as the melding of ...
Tropicália or “Tropicalism” was a rich multicultural revolution that erupted over Brazil through music. Photo via Tumblr. Tropicália hasn’t made it to many museums, but it was a revolution so strong that Brazilian music—and politics—would never be the same after.
Jun 19, 2017 · Lists & Guides. The Story of Tropicália in 20 Albums. The defiant soundtrack of Brazil in the late ’60s and early ’70s, including classics by Caetano Veloso, Gal Costa, Gilberto Gil, Os Mutantes,...
The late '60s were a turbulent time for Brazil. Young Brazilian artists reacted to these times with Tropicália, a multi-disciplinary movement of subversion a...
Tropicalia is one of the most significant cultural movements in Brazil encompassing music, film, visual art and theatre. ‘Tropicalia' is the first album to b...
Tropicália is one of the most significant cultural movements in Brazil, encompassing music, film, visual art and theatre. The term Tropicália was first coined by artist Hélio Oiticica, for an...
…movement known as Tropicalismo (Tropicália), which staged rock shows, concerts, and poetry readings accompanied by imported electronic instruments, lasted from 1967 to 1968 and was launched by the songwriters and singers Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil, who “cannibalized” foreign music to produce original musical expression.
