Tropicália: ou Panis et Circencis
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| Tropicália ou Panis et Circencis | |
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| Compilation album by Various artists | |
| Released | 1968 |
| Genre | Tropicália, MPB |
| Length | 38:38 |
| Label | Universal |
| Producer | Manuel Barenbein |
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Tropicália: ou Panis et Circencis (Latin for Bread and circuses) is a 1968 collaboration album by artists including Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Tom Zé, Nara Leão, Os Mutantes and Gal Costa. Considered an important album in the history of popular music, it features arrangements by Rogerio Duprat and lyrical contributions from Torquato Neto.[1]
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[edit] Cover
On the cover of the album, one can see all the musicians that contributed for releasing this work. Seated on the floor, Gilberto Gil holds the graduation picture of Capinan. On the left side, drinking something in a chamber pot, is Rogério Duprat. On the right side, Gal Costa, wearing a yellow dress, is beside Torquato Neto, with a cap. Caetano Veloso is on the left of them, a little behind, holding a picture of Nara Leão. Behind all of them, one can see Tom Zé, on the right, and Os Mutantes, on the left (more precisely, from the left to the right, Arnaldo Baptista, Rita Lee and Sérgio Dias).
[edit] Influence
It is considered to be the manifesto of the Tropicalismo movement. It is number 2 on Rolling Stone's list of 100 greatest Brazilian albums of all time. [2]
[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Songwriters | Performer | Length |
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| 1. | "Miserere nóbis" | Gilberto Gil, Capinan | Gilberto Gil | 3:44 |
| 2. | "Coração materno" | Vicente Celestino | Caetano Veloso | 4:17 |
| 3. | "Panis et circencis" | Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso | Os Mutantes | 3:35 |
| 4. | "Lindonéia" | Caetano Veloso | Nara Leão | 2:14 |
| 5. | "Parque industrial" | Tom Zé | Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Gal Costa, Os Mutantes | 3:16 |
| 6. | "Geléia geral" | Gilberto Gil, Torquato Neto | Gilberto Gil | 3:42 |
| 7. | "Baby" | Caetano Veloso | Gal Costa Caetano Veloso | 3:31 |
| 8. | "Três caravelas (Las Tres Carabelas)" | Moreau Algueiro Jr. / Portuguese version: João de Barro | Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil | 3:06 |
| 9. | "Enquanto seu lobo não vem" | Caetano Veloso | Caetano Veloso | 2:31 |
| 10. | "Mamãe, coragem" | Caetano Veloso, Torquato Neto | Gal Costa | 2:30 |
| 11. | "Bat macumba" | Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso | Gilberto Gil | 2:33 |
| 12. | "Hino ao Senhor do Bonfim" | João Antonio Wanderley | Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Gal Costa, Os Mutantes | 3:39 |
[edit] Personnel
- Rogério Duprat: arrangement and conducting
[edit] References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "Os 100 maiores discos da Música Brasileira" (in Portuguese). Rolling Stone 13: 111. October 2007.
