Pages tagged “brazil”

A Permanent Exile: The Tragedy of Vinicius Gageiro Marques

By Jesse Jarnow on 1:30 PM on August 6, 2009

The 14-year-old boy’s face is pixelated, draped in shadow. He holds a guitar. His hair is shaggy, his eyes dark... read more

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Gilberto Gil: An Exit Interview

By Jesse Jarnow on 1:30 PM on July 30, 2009

Gilberto Gil, the onetime tropicalismo dissident, has returned to his life as a massive global superstar... read more

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Eduardo Recife Finds His Footing

By Brooke Hatfield on 11:30 AM on July 13, 2009

One of Eduardo Recife’s earliest artistic memories is of a robbery. One night after dark, he and a friend were midway through their first attempt at pixaçao, a Brazilian... read more

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Various Artists: Brazil Classics at 20: Anti-Aging Solutions Revealed

By Jesse Jarnow on 4:56 PM on September 23, 2008

Arbitrary mix of great Brazilian groovesDrew Friedman’s Spy cartoon once depicted David Byrne peering from behind a tropical bush, only to discover Paul Simon peering back. But much of the former Talking Head’s pan-global cultural acquisition initially—and authentically—took place at the record store. While the rhythms and strategies of Brazilian Tropicália and bossa nova have certainly found their way into Byrne’s music, he has more significantly been what Malcolm Gladwell would call a maven.... read more

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Paulo Coelho

By Tiago Moura on 1:34 PM on September 19, 2008

The author of renowned book The Alchemist explores magic this time out through... read more

Found in: Books, Reviews

The Reign of the Profane

By Jesse Jarnow on 10:36 AM on August 12, 2008

Though CSS has shed the overt pop of its 2006 debut (which spawned the highest ever Billboard charting single for a Brazilian artist, “Music Is My Hot, Hot Sex”), the true nation of origin for the electro-punks’ Sub Pop follow-up, Donkey, is still the dancefloor... read more

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