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Brasilíssimo!

Brazilian music lovers, this is your stream! From the story of samba to still reverberating tropicalia movement of 1968 to today's hits from Bahia, this is a Brizilian treasure chest.

Tropicalia

The Tropicalia movement in 1968 changed music in Brazil. Its affects are still felt today. Tropicalia leaders Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Tom Ze tell us in their words what Tropicalia meant for them and for Brazil. Classic and contemporary recordings.

Program Credits: Host: Georges Collinet
Research and Lead Producer: Christopher Dunn
Co-Producer: Sean Barlow
Editor: Marika Partridge
Engineers: Stephen Erickson and Michael Jones
Series Producer: Sean Barlow

Program Log:
Background on Gilberto Gil.
Caetano Veloso talks about the essentials of Tropicalia.
Joao Gilberto as hero to Tropicalistas. Background on cultural crosscurrents of the day--Brazilian rock and protest music against the military regime. Caetano Veloso talks about the Tropicalistas attitude of "cultural cannibalism." Famous live concert where Caetano is met by booing crowd.
Interview with Gilberto Gil in Salvador de Bahia about Tropicalia movement.
Interview with Tom Ze in Sao Paulo. Tom explains Tropicalia celebrated the beauty of modernization and satirized it too.
conversation with Caetano Veloso about "Circulado."
conversation with Caetano Veloso about "Circulado."
conversation with Caetano Veloso about "Circulado."

Samba 2000

Afropop checks in with Brazil's signature roots music sound at the turn of the millennium.

Program Log:
Georges' introduction. Georges describes the scene at Martinho da Vila's famous restaurant in Brazil.
Role of samba schools in social organization. Story of Martinho da Vila's victory in 1988. Martinho talks about importance of samba schools to national identity, especially for poorer classes.
"Lusophonia". Background of different African and Latino cultural elements in samba, including Angolan semba that was brought over by slaves. Martinho da Vila talks about the lack of traditional African music available in Brazil, and his attempts to re-unify these cultural strains.
Marisa Monte talks about her project with Paulinho da Viola, recording the previously-unrecorded repertoire of the legendary samba school Portela.
Neginhu de Beija-Flor talks about being influenced by black music from the U.S.
Funk 'N Lata and Naçao Zumbi, two leading modern samba groups. Ivo Mareilles of Funk 'N Lata talks about blending samba with other styles in order to bring it to the rest of the world.

From The Mangrove Swamp To The Satellite

Afropop Worldwide's first visit to Recife in Northeastern Brazil, one of the country's most fertile fields for musical innovation right now, fulfilling the popular image of a satellite's ears pointed to the world while rooted in the local mangrove swamps. We catch highlights of the annual ProRock Festival, meet new artists and hear the latest sounds.

Program Log:
Introduction. Story of Chico Science & Nacao Zumbi; mangue beat. Background of Recife, Brazil's northeastern region. Sao Paolo journalist Carlos Miranda talks about "discovering" Recife's vibrant musical scene.
The group Cascabulho, who mix the sounds of forró (a traditional style of music from Recife) with other styles.
Northeastern legend Jackson du Pandeiro, and the percussion instrument from which he derived his name.
Mestri Ambrosio's vocalist Siva talks about returning to traditional sounds, and about how he discovered his idenitity as a musician by examining his musical heritage after years of listening to rock, jazz, and world music
Creolization of Pernambuco culture. Improvisatory vocal & pandeiro style known as embolada. Precursor of rap?
Recife's Pro Rock Festival, held in April each year, features groups from all over Brazil.
Influence of the electronic age and the Internet on Recife's music scene.
Influence of the electronic age and the Internet on Recife's music scene.

Brazilian Update

New sounds from Brazil. Recent recordings from Caetano Veloso, Joao Bosco; Chico Science remixes; dance hits from Bahia.

Program Log:
Georges' introduction. Several current recordings.
Brief story of the late Chico Science and his mangue beat. New remixes by Mario Caldato.
Bahia update; live highlights from Banda Cheiro de Amor
Back to Rio for some brand new samba.