Yet another Café Après-midi post. I'm having fun so posting these tracks. I might finish out the week with these. Here's a pretty sweet song by "Gal Costa":http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gal_Costa. I'm assuming she's performing this track with Caetano Veloso.
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David Hyman requested more Brazilians, and I am more than happy to comply. This is a classic moment from a late Sixties TV show. Doesn't give you much of a sense of what a dynamic, caressing voice Gal Costa has, but it does perfectly pinpoint a very special place and time. I think there might be one or two Mutantes in the backup band.
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Today I'm moggifying one of my favourite singers - *Gal Costa* - and the song I chose was originally recorded by _Duo Ouro Negro_ in 1966.And here's a video from her live performance back in 1976.Damn... how I feel bad about not seing her... those tickets should've been less expensive.. :/
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By Noam OfirA few weeks ago while I was walking down the streets of Tel Aviv with a friend, returning empty handed from a record store I frequent, when I noticed this record store I'd never been to. As I began digging through the untouched collection, I found a bunch of dope Brazilian records in good condition (for only $2-3 each!!). I guess there isn't much of a demand here, because this was a...
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McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) -- MIAMI — Of all the great female singers Brazil has produced, perhaps none is more beloved, or more identified with her homeland, than Gal Costa. Since she emerged in the late 1960s as the muse of "tropicalismo" used her unique, silvery voice and serene, joyous persona to embody a quintessentially Brazilian spirit and musicality that still enrapture audiences and cr.
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