Bicho (album) explained

Bicho
Type:studio
Artist:Caetano Veloso
Border:yes
Released:1977
Genre:MPB
Label:PolyGram, Universal.,[1] [2]
Producer:Perinho Albuquerque
Prev Title:Caetano... muitos carnavais...
Prev Year:1977
Next Title:Muito (dentro da estrela azulada)
Next Year:1978

Bicho (Polysemical term, meaning: any animal, except to men; a wild animal; or an insect or bug, in Portuguese. In the late 60s it became an endearment term, commonly used as slang in Brazil) is a 1977 studio album by Caetano Veloso. The album was recorded after Veloso spent a month with Gilberto Gil in Lagos, Nigeria,[3] and the influence of African music such as Jùjú can be heard throughout the album.[4]

Track listing

  1. Odara (Caetano Veloso) - 7:16
  2. Two naira Fifty kobo (Caetano Veloso) - 5:04
  3. Gente (Caetano Veloso) - 3:37
  4. Olha o menino (Jorge Ben) - 3:03
  5. Um índio (Caetano Veloso) - 2:56
  6. A grande borboleta (Caetano Veloso) - 1:12
  7. Tigresa (Caetano Veloso) - 6:21
  8. O Leãozinho (Caetano Veloso) - 3:06
  9. Alguém cantando (Caetano Veloso) - 2:43

Notes and References

  1. http://www.allmusic.com/album/bicho-mw0000367477 Bicho
  2. Web site: Caetano Veloso - anos 70 . 2014-08-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140810052206/http://www.caetanoveloso.com.br/decadade70/musica.php?id_disco=72 . 2014-08-10 . dead .
  3. Web site: Caetano Veloso . 2013-04-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130530035227/http://caetanoveloso.com.br/biografia.php . 2013-05-30 .
  4. Book: Dunn, Christopher . 2001 . Brutality Garden: Tropicália and the Emergence of a Brazilian Counterculture . UNC Press Books . 978-0807849767 . registration .