Happy Birthday Caetano Veloso!

Celebrating the birthday of Brazilian living legend Caetano Veloso with some interviews, performances and a BBC documentary. 

Happy Birthday Arto Lindsay!

Celebrating the birthday of guitarist/composer/producer Arto Lindsay with a few performances and interviews worth checking. 

The strange story of Brazilian piano marvel Tenório Jr. explored in animated film

Fernando Trueba's They Shot The Piano Player – feat. the voice of Jeff Goldblum – is a stylish music doc turned murder mystery. 

LINKS

Latin Jazz Net Spanish director Fernando Trueba talks about his new film They Shot The Piano Player

Above The Line They Shot The Piano Player co-director Fernando Trueba on exploring a mystery within the South American music scene 

The Wrap Magazine How 'They Shot The Piano Player' made the journey from "stupid idea" to Oscar contender

Animation Scoop Discovering 'They Shot The Piano Player'

Happy 80th Birthday Caetano Veloso!

Cheers to legendary Brazilian singer/songwriter Caetano Veloso on his 80th birthday! Here are a couple of fab performances. 

Happy Birthday Caetano Veloso!

Cheers to legendary Brazilian singer/songwriter Caetano Veloso on his birthday! 

Happy Birthday Caetano Veloso!

Celebrating Caetano Veloso's birthday with a performance of "Você Não Gosta de Mim" with clarinetist Ivan Sacerdote.

 

One For The Weekend: Caetano Veloso

It takes a bit to get going, but "Tempo de Estio" from Caetano Veloso's Muito (Dentro da Estrela Azulada) is a real gem. 

Happy 75th birthday Caetano Veloso!

Os Tropies play Caetano's Tropicalia @ The Piston on Wednesday

!!TROPINHAS E TROPINHOS!!

After two months spent recovering from their release residency party (see clip below), Os Tropies are back at The Piston (937 Bloor West) on Wednesday (May I). They'll be joined for the evening by special guests Jessica Deutch on violin, Mari Palhares on percussion, and Capinan on vocals to perform Caetano Veloso's album "Tropicalia" from start to finish, followed by a set of Os Tropies own tropicalismo-inspired original tunes which you can hear on their Tropicalia debut EP available for $5 at the show. Check out their site ostropies.com for more info. Que bacana!