Sneaky Dragon Listening Party – Ep. 69
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Hello, partygoers!
This week Mary and David are still in beautiful Brazil as David goes coconuts for Tropicália!
Yes, it’s the end of our mixtapes portion of the Listening Party as David and Mary continue to celebrate the wild and provocative music of Brazilian political protest music of the late Sixties/early Seventies.
So pull up a palm frond, grab a hunk of sugar cane and join us in the rumpus room where we’re listening to:
- Caetano Veloso – “Tropicália” – Caetano Veloso, 1968 – 15:42
- Gilberto Gil – “O Canto da Ema” – Espresso 2222, 1973 – 47:41
- Jorge Ben – “Ponta de Lanca Africano” – Africa Brasil, 1976 – 1:36:09
- Tom Zé – “Todos os Olhos” – Todos os Olhos, 1973 – 2:12:59
- Gilberto Gil – “Bat Macumba” – Tropicália ou Panis e Circenses, 1968 – 2:42:18
- Gal Costa – Divino Maravilhoso – Gal Costa, 1969 – 2:47:03
- Jorge Ben – “Força Bruta” – Força Bruta, 1970 – 2:54:25
- Tom Zé – Quero Sambar Meu Bem – Tom Zé, 1968 – 3:01:39
- Marcos Valle – Meu Paletó, Nem Gravata – Previsão do Tempo, 1973 – 3:08:18
- Os Mutantes – “Saravá” – Jardim Elétrico, 1971 – 3:14:16
- Os Mutantes – “Baby” – Jardim Elétrico, 1971 – 3:18:39
Also spinning on the old Victrola:
- Caetano Veloso – “É probido proibir” Phillips single b/w “Ambiente do festival”, 1968 – 37:53
- Gilberto Gil – “Decição” – JS Records b-side to “Vem Colombina”, 1962 – 1:01:19
- Gilberto Gil – “Roda” – RCA Victor b/w “Procissão”, 1965 – 1:06:57
- Gilberto Gil – “Questão de ordem” – Phillips single b/w “A Luta Contra A Lata ou a Falência do Café”, 1968 – 1:15:06
- Caetano Veloso – “Epico” – Araça Azul, 1972 – 1:28:12
- Jorge Ben – “Mais Que Nada” – Phillips single b/w “Por Causa De Você, Menina”, 1963 – 1:46:36
- Jorge Ben – “Si Manda” – Un Bidú: Silêncio no Brooklin, 1967 – 1:57:30
- Jorge Ben – “Take It Easy Brother Charles” – Jorge Ben, 1969 – 2:03:07
- Tom Zé – “Morena” – Correio da Estação do Brás, 1978 – 2:28:53
- Tom Zé – “Má” – Estudando o Samba, 1976 – 2:37:38
- Os Mutantes – “Tecnicolor” – Jardim Elétrico, 1971 – 3:28:43
Thanks for listening.
Department of Corections:
German doesn’t use accents, Dave? Um, yes, it does. Where would heavy metal be without the umlaut, you dumbkopf!
If you would like an uninterrupted version of this mixtape, please go here and [whispers] download it.
Please check out our fellow party goer Ed Draganski’s funtastic designs for show mascot Peanut Duck and, while you’re there, buy a shirt!
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Here is Gal Costa’s appearance at Festival da Record in 1968:
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Here is a fun appearance by Gal Costa on a Jorge Ben TV special, coming up out of the audience to sing Ben’s song “Que Pena” with him:
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(Sometimes these things are fake, obviously, but Gal Costa actually looks surprised to be called up on stage by Ben, and seems a little hesitant at the beginning. It could all be acting to sell the bit, but I like to think otherwise.)
Here is a complete TV show from 1969 called Jovem Urgente featuring appearances by Os Mutantes and Tom Zé:
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So you can skip the reams of Portuguese, here are some time codes:
Os Mutantes – “Panis et Circenses” – 1:04
Os Novos Baianos – “Dona Anita e Dona Helena” – 5:42 (They’re not so great.)
Os Mutantes – “Fuga No.2” – 9:15
Moraes Moreira – “Sou Mais Você” – 13:35 (Tom Zé taught him guitar)
Tom Zé – “A Gravata” – 16:08
Os Novos Baianos -“Curto de Véu e Grínalda” – 21:35
Tom Zé – “No Tempo da Nossa Vavá” – 24:05
Os Mutantes – “Quem Tem Medo de Brincar de Amer” – 27:04
Os Mutantes – “Preciso Encontrar um Amigo” – 33:56
Os Mutantes – “Banha da Lua” – 39:19
Here is the Tom Zé mini-doc that was mentioned during the show:
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