Tropicália: ou Panis et Circencis
| Tropicália ou Panis et Circencis | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio album by Various artists | |
| Released | July 1968 |
| Recorded | May 1968[1] |
| Studio | RGE Studios, São Paulo, Brazil[1] |
| Genre | Tropicália |
| Length | 38:29 |
| Label | Philips |
| Producer | Manuel Barenbein |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |  [2] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 9/10[3] |
Tropicália ou Panis et Circencis (misspelled Latin for Bread and circuses) is a 1968 collaboration album by artists including Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Tom Zé, Os Mutantes and Gal Costa. Considered an important record in the Tropicália movement and in the history of Brazilian music, it features arrangements by Rogerio Duprat and lyrical contributions from Torquato Neto.[4][5]
Cover
The main contributors can be seen on the album cover, which is intended to be a tribute to influential Beatles album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Seated on the floor, Gilberto Gil holds the graduation photo of Capinan. To the left, drinking from a chamber pot, is Rogério Duprat. To the right, Gal Costa, wearing a yellow dress, is beside Torquato Neto, with a cap. Caetano Veloso is to the left of them, holding a picture of Nara Leão. Behind them are Tom Zé, on the right, and Os Mutantes, on the left (more precisely, from left to right, Arnaldo Baptista, Rita Lee and Sérgio Dias).
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.[6] The song "Baby" and the title track were voted by the Brazilian edition of Rolling Stone, respectively, as the 30th[7] and the 7th greatest Brazilian song.[8] On September 2012, it was elected by the audience of Radio Eldorado FM, of Estadao.com e of Caderno C2+Música (both the latter belong to newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo) as the ninth best Brazilian album ever.[9] At the time of the album's release, the newspaper also considered it one of the best albums released that year in Brazil."[10]
Track listing
| # | Title | Songwriters | Performer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Miserere nóbis" | Gilberto Gil, José Carlos Capinam | 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, Tom Zé | 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)" | Augusto Algueró e Moreu (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, Os Mutantes, Caetano Veloso, Gal Costa | Gilberto Gil | 2:33 |
| 12. | "Hino do Senhor do Bonfim" | Artur de Sales, João Antonio Wanderley | Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Gal Costa, Os Mutantes | 3:39 |
Personnel
- Rogério Duprat: arrangement and conducting
References
- ^ a b Tropicália ou Panis et Circencis (LP). Various. Philips. 1968. R 765.040 L.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Tropicália: ou Panis et Circencis at AllMusic
- ^ "Tropicália ou Panis et Circencis". Acclaimed Music. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "Discografia – Tropicália" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-06-20.
- ^ "Os 100 maiores discos da Música Brasileira". Rolling Stone (in Portuguese). 13: 111. October 2007.
- ^ Espírito Santo, José Julio do (2009). "As 100 Maiores Músicas Brasileiras - "Baby"". Rolling Stone Brasil (in Portuguese). Spring. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
- ^ Terron, Paulo (2009). "As 100 Maiores Músicas Brasileiras - "Panis et Circencis"". Rolling Stone Brasil (in Portuguese). Spring. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
- ^ Bomfim, Emanuel (7 September 2012). "'Ventura' é eleito o melhor disco brasileiro de todos os tempos". Combate Rock (in Portuguese). Grupo Estado. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ^ Leite, Edmundo (31 August 2012). "Alguns discos clássicos já nascem grandes". Acervo Estadão (in Portuguese). Grupo Estado. Retrieved 28 January 2016.