tropicália: ou panis et circencis

This coalition of Brazilian artists combined aspects of psychedelia, pop, folk, and bossa nova into the culmination of a cultural cannibalism for this magnificent musical manifesto.  'Tropicália: ou Panis et Circencis'  takes its name from the Tropicália (AKA Tropicalismo) art movement that encompassed theatre, poetry, and music bridging the popular and the avant-garde while merging traditional Brazilian culture with foreign influences; as well as from the song "Panis et Circencis" (bread and circuses) written by Veloso and Gil and recorded by Os Mutantes.  

The movement was influenced by The Manifesto Antropófago (Cannibal Manifesto) by Brazilian poet and sophist Oswald de Andrade, who proposed that Brazil's greatest strength came from its ability to "cannibalize" other cultures to create something new.  In this way Brazil could hold onto its national identity while embracing the cosmopolitan.  

Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso steered this ship in collaboration with Os Mutantes, Gal Costa, Nara Leão, and Tom Zé; with arrangements by Rogerio Duprat and lyrical contributions from Torquato Neto, Artur de Sales, João Antônio Wanderley, and José Carlos Capinam.  The music was a marriage of traditional forms such as bolero, samba, and bossa nova with jazz, rock, and psychedelia bringing these divergent streams into an all inclusive carnival.  'Tropicália: ou Panis et Circencis'   can be seen as the Brazilian answer to 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'.  This Brazilian lonely hearts club band is assembled on the album cover much like on the Beatles' album:  Gil is seated on the floor with a photo of Capinan; Rogério Duprat is on his left with a chamber pot, with Gal Costa and Torquato Neto to his right;  Caetano Veloso sits above Gil with a picture of Nara Leão; and standing in the back row are Os Mutantes (Arnaldo Baptista, Rita Lee, Sérgio Dias Baptista, and Cláudio César Dias Baptista)

In the era of military dictatorship, the avant-garde implications of their free form foolishness was revolutionary.  The subversive political content on the album questioned the 1964 coup that led to the  overthrow of President João Goulart by the Armed Forces with support from the United States.  Veloso and Gil would later be jailed and then exiled by the government for their politics.  'Tropicália: ou Panis et Circencis' stands as a powerful statement of the uplifting and inspirational power of artistic freedom and a landmark in the history of Brazilian music.  





http://www.gilbertogil.com.br/

http://www.caetanoveloso.com.br/

http://www.galcosta.com.br/

http://www.mutantes.com/



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'Tropicália: ou Panis et Circencis'
full album:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIiwbHqtb7w



1.  00:00 "Miserere Nobis" (Capinam, Gilberto Gil) Gilberto Gil 3:44
2.  03:47 "Coração Materno" (Vicente Celestino) Caetano Veloso 4:17
3.  08:02 "Panis et Circencis" (Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil) Os Mutantes 3:35
4.  11:37 "Lindonéia" (Caetano Veloso) Nara Leão 2:14
5.  13:51 "Parque Industrial" (Tom Zé) Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Gal Costa, Os Mutantes e Tom Zé 3:16
6.  17:07 "Geléia Geral" (Gilberto Gil, Torquato Neto) Gilberto Gil 2:31
7.  20:52 "Baby" (Caetano Veloso) Gal Costa e Caetano Veloso 3:31
8.  24:22 "Três Caravelas (Las Tres Carabelas)" (Algueró Jr., Moreau. Versão: João de Barro) Caetano Veloso e Gilberto Gil 3:06
9.  27:28 "Enquanto Seu Lobo Não Vem" (Caetano Veloso) Caetano Veloso 
10. 30:02 "Mamãe, Coragem" (Caetano Veloso, Torquato Neto) Gal Costa 2:30
11. 32:31 "Bat Macumba" (Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil) Gilberto Gil 2:33
12. 35:04 "Hino ao Senhor do Bonfim" (Artur de Sales, João Antônio Wanderley) Caetano Veloso, Gal Costa, Gilberto Gil e Os Mutantes 3:39