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Caetano Veloso (Brazilian singer, composer and musician)

biography

By Jason Manning, Online NewsHour



The Life of Caetano Veloso
Caetano Veloso has been called the Bob Dylan of Brazil -- a popular musician who has made staggering artistic and intellectual contributions to his country. The New York Times recently dubbed him "Brazil's unofficial poet laureate".

Veloso, currently touring the U.S. in support of his latest album, is well into the fifth decade of a legendary career that shows no sign of ebbing.

Born in 1942 in Santo Amaro de Purificão, in the province of Bahia in eastern Brazil, Caetano Veloso grew up immersed in the arts. His first loves were writing and filmmaking, but he soon turned to music. He cites his earliest and most profound influence as bossa nova, the traditional Brazilian Jazz genre, and its master musician and composer, Joao Gilberto.

During his years studying philosophy at the Federal University of Bahia, Veloso met many fellow musicians, including future collaborator and friend Gilberto Gil.

Along with a tight-knit group of musician friends, he moved to Rio de Janeiro in 1965 to launch a music career. His earliest performances and recordings were in the traditional bossa nova style; Veloso also began to play Brazil's wildly popular televised music festivals.

Photograph by Anthony BarbozaIn 1967 he released his first album, a collaboration with singer and friend Gal Costa titled "Domingo."

Throughout the late 1960s, Brazil's rightist governmental regime influenced Veloso heavily. The chaotic political situation peaked in 1968 when a military junta removed the civilian government in Brasilia.

"We saw the coup simply as a decision to halt the redress of the horrible social inequities in Brazil and, simultaneously, to sustain North American supremacy in the hemisphere," Veloso writes in the introduction to his memoir, "Tropical Truth: A Story of Music and Revolution in Brazil".

Following the coup, Veloso and his circle began to produce music expressing political, social and new artistic themes. This new music evolved into a movement called "Tropicalia" that became wildly popular in Brazil and provoked the ire of the new government. (Read about Tropicalia.)

"At the first public presentation of a Tropicalia song -- at a Sao Paulo music festival -- Veloso startled the audience by forgoing the usual tuxedo for a checkered brown suit and bright orange turtleneck. More shocking, he had an Argentine rock band behind him," writes Hector Tobar of the Los Angeles Times.

Throughout 1968 the Tropicalia artists continued to release albums and perform at music festivals. At one such event Veloso was booed for his song "É Proibido Proibir" ("It is forbidden to forbid"). In response, he lectured the audience for its lack of openness and understanding.

A crackdown on artistic freedom in Brazil began in December of 1968. Veloso and Gil were arrested for having "disrespected the national anthem and the Brazilian flag." They were jailed for about three months. When they were released the government warned them not to perform in public.

Facing the threat of future jail time, Veloso entered a self-imposed exile to England. While in London, Veloso continued to grow musically drawing inspiration from the psychedelic rock of the era, most notably that of The Beatles.

When the Brazilian government began moderating its position on cultural matters in 1972, the political situation eased and Veloso and Gil returned home to resume their careers. They toured the country and wrote, performed and collaborated with fellow artists. In 1974 Veloso began producing records for other musicians.

Throughout the 1970s and 1980s Veloso's music continued to evolve; critics heard Disco, New Wave and other influences in his work. Throughout the 1980s his music also began to reach beyond Brazil, finding new audiences in other Latin American countries, Europe and some parts of the U.S.

Veloso and Gil turned 50 years old and the Tropicalia movement turned 25 in 1992. The friends marked the moment with a nostalgic album called Tropicalia 2, released in 1993. The album had Veloso still practicing Tropicalia, but now incorporating reggae and rap into his music.

In 1997 Veloso published Tropical Truth: A Story of Music and Revolution in Brazil, his history of the Tropicalia movement, and released a companion CD, Livro. In the book, Veloso traces the birth and development of the Tropicalia movement and comments on his own place in Brazilian history.Photograph by Anthony Barboza

Veloso admitted to some weariness in the late 1990s, stating he was "bored with Brazil." The words caused an uproar in his native land. But just at this moment he found a new spark in an old source, a book by 19th century Brazilian abolitionist Joaquim Nabuco. Sparked by the material, he released Noites des Nortes (Northern Nights), an exploration of the history and legacy of slavery in Brazil, in 2001.

"As I read it I started thinking again about the central, the key aspect to grasp the phenomenon of Brazil, which is race. I wanted other people to listen to what he had written. Because in fact what we need to talk about in Brazil is a second abolition [of slavery], and he was one of the first people to see this," the musician told the Los Angeles Times.

Now 60, Veloso has released a new album (Live in Bahia) and recently completed a world tour. He draws large crowds in the United States, which he says puzzles him because of the nuanced style of his writing in Brazilian Portuguese.

"In the beginning, I thought it was completely impossible, because my songs were not very well recorded, and I was convinced that people would have to speak Portuguese and be familiar with the historical, political and cultural situation of Brazil to be interested. I still don't know why anyone else would be drawn to what I do," Veloso told the New York Times.

But the crowds keep coming, drawn to the troubadour from Brazil, a country that Veloso calls the other "giant of the Americas" and the "negative mirror image" of the United States.






discography


Sem Lenço, Sem Documento
Ano: 1999

Alegria Alegria
Alegria, Alegria
Atrás do Trio Elétrico
Beleza Pura
Eclipse Oculto
Lua de São Jorge
O Leãozinho
Odara
Outras Palavras
Podres Poderes
Qualquer Coisa
Queixa
Sampa
Shy Moon
Soy Loco Por Ti, America
Superbacana
Trem das Cores
Trilhos Urbanos
Tropicália
Voce E Linda

								


Bicho
Ano: 1977

A Grande Borboleta
Alguém Cantando
Gente
O Leãozinho
Odara
Tigresa
Two Naira Fifty Kobo
Um Índio
									

Qualquer Coisa
Ano: 1975

A Tua Presença Morena
Da Maior Importância
Eleanor Rigby
Jorge de Capadócia
Madrugada e amor
Qualquer Coisa


Omaggio a Federico e Giulietta
Ano: 1998

Cajuína
Coração Materno
Coração Vagabundo
Giulietta Masina
Lua, Lua, Lua, Lua
Luna Rossa
Nada
Trilhos Urbanos



Cores, Nomes
Ano: 1982

Cavaleiro de Jorge
Coqueiro de Itapoã
Ele Me Deu Um Beijo na Boca
Gênesis
Meu Bem, Meu Mal
Queixa
Sete mil vezes
Sonhos
Trem das Cores
Um canto de afoxé para o Bloco do Ilê


Tropicália
Ano: 1993

Aboio
As Coisas
Baião Atemporal
Cinema Novo
Dada
Desde que o Samba é Samba
Haiti
Nossa Gente
Tradição
Wait Until Tomorrow


Fina Estampa
Ano: 1994
Capullito de Aleli
Contigo En La Distancia
Lamento Borincano
Recuerdos De Ypacarai



Caetano Veloso: 1967
Ano: 2004

Alegria Alegria
Alegria, Alegria
No dia em que eu vim-me embora
Onde andarás?
Paisagem útil
Soy Loco Por Ti, America
Superbacana
Superbacana ( cifra )


Tropicália
Caetano Veloso (1969)
Ano: 1969

Acrilírico
Atrás do Trio Elétrico
Carolina
Chuvas de Verão
Irene
Marinheiro Só
Não Identificado
Os Argonautas



Transa
Ano: 1972

You Don't Know Me



Livro
Ano: 1999

Alexandre
Livro
Minha voz, minha vida
Não Enche
O Navio Negreiro
Onde o Rio é Mais Baiano
Os Passistas
Um Tom
Você é minha



Caetano Veloso
Ano: Informe o ano

Cá já
Coração Vagabundo
Eu sei que vou te amar
Luz do Sol
O Leãozinho
Odara
Saudosismo
Terra
Trilhos Urbanos


Prenda Minha
Ano: 2000

A Luz De Tieta
Bem Devagar
Carolina
Drão
Eclipse Oculto
Esse Cara
Jorge de Capadócia
Meditação
Mel
Não Enche
Odara
Onde o Rio é Mais Baiano
Prenda Minha
Saudosismo
Sozinho
Terra
Vida boa
							


Circuladô Vivo
Ano: 1992

A Filha da Chiquita Bacana
Chuva, Suor e Cerveja
Chuva, Suor E Cerveja (Rain, Sweat And Beer)
Circuladô de Fulô
Debaixo dos Caracóis dos Seus Cabelos
Jokerman
O Leãozinho
Os Mais Doces Bárbaros
Queixa
Sampa
Um Índio
Voce E Linda
Você é minha

									



Loco Por Ti: Los Grandes Exitos
Ano: Informe o ano

Capullito de Aleli
Cucurrucucu Paloma
Lamento Borincano
Mel
Recuerdos De Ypacarai
Soy Loco Por Ti, America

							

Antologia 67/03
Ano: Informe o ano

Cajuína
Chuva, Suor e Cerveja
Chuva, Suor E Cerveja (Rain, Sweat And Beer)
Cucurrucucu Paloma
Enquanto Seu Lobo Não Vem
Haiti
Lua, Lua, Lua, Lua
Meditação
Minha voz, minha vida
Muito Romântico
Muito Romântico (V.2)
Não Enche
O Ciúme
O Estrangeiro
O Leãozinho
Os Argonautas
Sampa
Sozinho
Sozinho (acustico)
Superbacana
Superbacana ( cifra )
Todo errado
Two Naira Fifty Kobo
Um canto de afoxé para o Bloco do Ilê


Cinema Transcendental
Ano: 1979

Beleza Pura
Cajuína
Elegia
Louco por Você
Lua de São Jorge
Menino do Rio
Oração ao Tempo
Os meninos dançam
Trilhos Urbanos
Vampiro