Tropicália 2
Tropicália 2 is an album by Brazilian musicians Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil, released in August 1993 through WEA. It celebrates the 25th anniversary of the release of Tropicália: ou Panis et Circencis.
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Released | August 1993 | |||
Recorded | March 1993–May 1993 | |||
Studio | Nas Nuvens (Rio de Janeiro) Polygram (Rio de Janeiro) WR Salvador (Salvador) | |||
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Length | 42:06 | |||
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Background and recording
Tropicália 2 was recorded from March 1993 to May 1993 at Nas Nuvens and Polygram in Rio de Janeiro and WR Salvador in Salvador, Bahia.[1]
Music and lyrics
The album features politically charged lyrics on topics such as superpower imperialism, Third World poverty, and the AIDS epidemic.[2] "Haiti" links the Carandiru massacre to the history of slavery on a transnational scale.[3][4]
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [5] |
Alvaro Neder of AllMusic said, "The album, in philosophical terms, expresses fragile concepts. Poetically and musically, represents good entertainment, and, in its best moments, good Art."[5]
Track listing
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Haiti" | Caetano Veloso | 4:19 | |
2. | "Cinema novo" | Veloso | Gil | 4:14 |
3. | "Nossa gente" | Roque Carvalho | Roque Carvalho | 2:53 |
4. | "Rap popcreto" | Veloso | Veloso | 1:58 |
5. | "Wait Until Tomorrow" | Jimi Hendrix | Jimi Hendrix | 3:25 |
6. | "Tradição" | Gil | Gil | 5:54 |
7. | "As coisas" | Arnaldo Antunes | Gil | 2:39 |
8. | "Aboio" | Veloso | Veloso | 1:32 |
9. | "Dada" | Gil | Veloso | 3:00 |
10. | "Cada Macaco no seu galho (cho chuá)" | Riachão | Riachão | 3:21 |
11. | "Baião atemporal" | Gil | Gil | 3:40 |
12. | "Desde que o samba é samba" | Veloso | Veloso | 5:11 |
Total length: | 42:06 |
Notes
- "Wait Until Tomorrow" is a cover of the song of the same name by the Jimi Hendrix Experience.
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.[1]
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References
- Tropicália 2 (Liner notes). Caetano e Gil. Universal Music. 1993. 73145181782.CS1 maint: others (link)
- Ilan Stavans (29 July 2014). Latin Music: Musicians, Genres, and Themes [2 volumes]. ABC-CLIO. p. 822. ISBN 978-0-313-34396-4.
- Gustavo Procopio Furtado (8 January 2019). Documentary Filmmaking in Contemporary Brazil: Cinematic Archives of the Present. Oxford University Press. p. 107. ISBN 978-0-19-086704-1.
- Lauren E. Shaw (4 April 2013). Song and Social Change in Latin America. Lexington Books. pp. 38–39. ISBN 978-0-7391-7949-9.
- Neder, Alvaro. "Tropicália 2 - Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso". AllMusic. Retrieved March 9, 2019.