

Coverage hasīeen paltry in substance, spirit, and length as well as entirely in Lógico, which at least got a few reviews in English. Tom Zé: Vira Lata na Via Láctea (self-released) So inĢ014, the 78-year-old Zé-he turns 80 October 11-dropped this 50-minuteĬollection even further beneath the radar than Tropicália Lixo Poetry Department," a joke in English-set up, I'm guessing, by "Aviso "Não Tenha Ódio no Verão" or the string quartet and soprano merciesĪnd "motocar" phoneme of "O Motobói e Maria Clara." Or "NYC Subway Try the lyrical "Capitais E Tais" or the grunted

Might serve as an introduction almost as efficient as Luaka Bop's youīetcha classic Brazil Classics 4: The Best of Tom Zé, not leastīecause it lightens up on the female choruses Zé isn't the only aging Way in late 2014, has its peculiarities, such as tracks cutting off aįew seconds before they should. This 2012 item, a free or cheap download an advisor sent my page (although maybe I should-consumer guidance Two repackages from his youth (I think) now perched atop his Never heard a bad Tom Zé album, which doesn't mean I just ordered the Tom Zé: Tropicália Lixo Lógico (self-released) I've Grabs me when I dip into his catalogue on. Post-2011, however, heĪssembled a real band so he could play out and hence turn to salsa and Was, and I wish I understood the lyrics, because I get the feelingĮvery one is waggish or at least smart. His treated voice is more boyish than Zé's ever The "Brothers" were a concept 2005-2011-Danish-trainedĮlectronics whiz Álvarez plays and sings every sound on every strange, (Staubgold) My only context for this obscure best-of, the "band"'sįirst non-Colombian release, is Tom Zé, like mastermind Eblis ÁlvarezĪn adept of the deconstructed Latin groove and arguably its The Meridian Brothers: Devoción (Works 2005-2011) Link: South America Shines: Meridian Brothers / Tom Zé / Rough Guide to Psychedelic Cumbia/Cumbia/Caribbean Cafe / Vintage Latino / Haiti Direct / Sidestepper / Anibal Valasquez Robert Christgau: Expert Witness: March 2016įollow Witness: March 2016 March 4, 2016
