Caetano Veloso's self-titled debut solo album is one of the most important and influential Brazilian (and, dare we say, South American) albums of all time. With the release of this seminal album, Veloso would become the leading voice of Tropica´lia. The songs on this album immediately connected with people. "Alegria, Algeria" was his breakout hit that gained traction as a hymn for liberty advocates, juxtaposing images of Coca Cola, guerrilla groups, bombs and Brigitte Bardot as part of the everyday experience. The album's first song "Tropica´lia" was an anthem for the whole movement; it's a fragmented allegory, a structure borrowed from friends in the concrete poetry scene, touching on divergent cultural symbols, events, allusions and idioms, nimbly representing and critiquing the many contradictions in the new Brazilian dictatorship.
- Format: Vinyl
- Genre: Latin
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Track Listing:
A1 Tropicália
A2 Clarice
A3 No Dia Em Que Eu Vim-Me Embora
A4 Alegria, Alegria
A5 Onde Andarás
A6 Anunciação
B1 Superbacana
B2 Paisagem Útil
B3 Clara
B4 Soy Loco Por Ti, América
B5 Ave Maria
B6 Eles
