Episode 078｜What Is Brazilian Psychedelia? From Tropicália to the Present

Overview

Explore the history and cultural context of Brazilian psychedelia — a vibrant musical and artistic movement that emerged in the late 1960s with Tropicália and reshaped Brazilian music by fusing samba, bossa nova, rock, avant-garde experimentation, and political critique. This episode traces how psychedelia in Brazil evolved from Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Os Mutantes and other Tropicália pioneers to contemporary acts transforming genre boundaries and sonic identity.

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