I've been listening to Gal Costa's first two albums on repeat for a few days. (My sister asked for a bossa nova mix. I got sidetracked.)
My favourite features of these albums:
- both called Gal Costa
- both released in 1969
- each at least 75% "far out"
- tropicalia is awesome
- Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil pop up occasionally
- Gal Costa's singing sounds effortless even when she's making creaky rock howls. Relaxed bossa skills.
- These are all interpretations of familiar hits by Caetano, Gil, Jorge Ben, etc. Brazil in the late '60s must have been like early Motown-- every song got released by three different people within two years.
Every time I binge on an album I come out with a different favourite song. This time it's "Deus E O Amor," the last track from Gal Costa #1.
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I do not know this genra at all. However, that song was quite enjoyable. I loved the whistling at the end. Fun song.
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great track!! thanks for sharing!
-S
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If you love Gal from this period - and, hey, is there anything about this that's less than totally lovable? - you probably also love Nara Leao. Am I right?
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ivylander, i am just figuring out nara but i think you will be right!
somehow i had only heard her really straight-ahead bossa nova stuff and didn't realize she had a political phase. doing my homework now!
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Very nice.
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So breezy and blithe-sounding...a pleasure.
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thanks for that track, wonderful as usual from Gal! I just posted a pretty great video of her doing Gil's "Milho Verde" and practically having sex with her conga player... http://mog.com/rbrownout/blog_post/138860 Maybe you've seen that before?
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Ah, Brazil!