While clearly a 12 track compilation is not going to tell the story of Tropicalia,these songs and artists are some important representatives of the movement.Briefly,Tropicalia was the late '60s Brazilian cultural "revolution" that only officially only lasted a couple of years.Many of these artists were jailed or fled the country as the repressive government of the time cracked down on them.Mus...
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Sunday AM Brazilian Selection: Tropicalia: A Revolutionary Movement
Saturday AM Piano Trio Selection- Gonzalo Rubalcaba/The Blessing
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After Blue Note recorded Rubalcaba at the 1990 Montreux Jazz Festival and launched his international career- he had been recording and performing for many years already in Cuba- the label brought him and Charlie Haden and Jack DeJohnette into the studio for this brilliant follow-up.It wouldn't be until 1993 that GR would be able to actually perform in the US.He has continued to make excellent,ofte
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