Tropicália

Tropicalia (also: Tropicália ) denotes a cultural- political movement in Brazil. Primarily known as a new musical flow comprised of Tropicalia originally different art forms in terms of a mixture of different styles.

" The Tropicalia was never a particular style, such as bossa nova, but a way of life, a cultural setting, a concept. We just wanted to highlight some aspects of the traditional music of Brazil, the rural and the urban folklore, and at the same time keep the door open to influences from America and Europe - mix all these things and it develop a new music. "

The name itself comes from the in April 1967 at the Museum of Modern Art conducted in Rio entitled Tropicália exhibition of the artist Hélio Oiticica. A new approach to the visual arts is referred to as Re - Tropicalia.

As a music style, the Tropicalia is characterized by a mix of rock, bossa nova and Brazilian influences and Portuguese folk music. Through the influence of electronic pop music appears in the late 1990s, the Neo - Tropicalia.

The motion of the Tropicalia emerged in the early 60s in response to the military coup in Brazil and the associated repressive policies. A political movement that was marked by criticism of consumerism and the influence of the mass media and the concern for the circumcision of political rights, combined with the search for a new musical expression that goes beyond standard pop clichés and images of Brazil. Thus the motion of the Tropicalia was born. ( A similar process in the film is the so-called Cinema Novo)

Important artists of the first phase

• Gilberto Gil
• Tom Zé
• Caetano Veloso
• Gal Costa
• Nara Leão
• Chico Buarque

Important artists of the second phase

• Chico César
• Zeca Baleiro
• Rita Ribeiro
• Zuco 103
• Assume Vivid Astro Focus
• Adriana wool

• Brazilian music style