About this episode
This episode features Brazilian and Colombian artists exploring Tropicália and folkloric music.
This week Ana features two very different Brazilian artists that both draw heavily on the '60s and '70s Tropicália genre. Felix presents two very different approaches to Colombian folkloric music and a new Spanish-language singer-songwriter who turns sadness into light. Artists and albums featured in this episode: (01:52) Maglore, 'Fluxo Natural' (07:13) Indus, 'El Mangle' (12:42) Candelabro, 'Deseo, Carne y Voluntad' (17:11) Araña, 'Araña' (21:07) Lucas Bezerra, 'EU MANDEI MEU AMOR PRO ESPAÇO' (25:21) Luca de Dios, 'De Amor y Desamor This podcast episode was produced by Noah Caldwell. Suraya Mohamed is the executive producer of NPR Music. Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org . See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
People in this episode
Host: Ana
Guest: Felix
Topics covered
- Brazilian music
- Colombian music
- Tropicália
- folkloric music
- Spanish-language singer-songwriter
Keywords
- Brazil
- Colombia
- Tropicália
- folkloric music
- singer-songwriter
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: NPR Music, NPR
Books & works: Fluxo Natural, El Mangle, Deseo, Carne y Voluntad, Araña, EU MANDEI MEU AMOR PRO ESPAÇO, De Amor y Desamor
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