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- Date Released: November 10, 1992
- Genre: International
- Style: Brazil
- Label: Luaka Bop
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This 1992 album by Tom Zé was already produced by Luaka Bop, David Byrne's label, after his discovery by Byrne when he was almost dropping everything to return to his hometown to work in a gas station. "I don't make art, I make spoken and sung journalism." This self-coined definition by Tom Zé helps listeners understand his music. Pop music with self-made instruments, references to modern erudite music, and strong reminiscences of ancient northeastern cantigas de cego and other grooves. On this album subtitled "The Return of Tom Zé," he sticks to the concept developed in the '60s by tropicália, the movement he helped to conceptualize, which perceived music as a cultural industry production for which it is valid to take any world influences, mixing them with Brazilian rhythms, concrete poetry, existentialism, drum machine loops (added later), pop culture, contemporary urban grooves, and everything else that eventually could be thought of. Tom Zé has lots of thoughts to express in his lyrics, which had an English version in the inlay, and this release may be very appealing for those who are into world music. It even explores some indigenous styles, delivered in an almost pure form. But, as he himself put out, his albums shouldn't be listened to for beautiful melodies.
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18 Total Tracks, 40:11 Total Length
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Credits
- David Byrne - Guitar (Electric) // David Byrne - Guitar (Electric) // David Byrne - Vocals // David Byrne - Vocals // David Byrne - Vocals (Background) // David Byrne - Vocals (Background) // David Byrne - Guitar (12 String) // David Byrne - Guitar (12 String) // David Byrne - Executive Producer // David Byrne - Executive Producer // David Byrne - Bottleneck Guitar // David Byrne - Bottleneck Guitar // David Byrne - Guitar (12 String Acoustic) // David Byrne - Guitar (12 String Acoustic) // Arto Lindsay - Guitar (Electric) // Arto Lindsay - Producer // Arto Lindsay - Remixing // Arto Lindsay - Mixing // Arto Lindsay - Translation // Arto Lindsay - Lyric Translation // Arto Lindsay - Liner Note Translation // Tom Zé - Guitar (Acoustic) // Tom Zé - Guitar (Acoustic) // Tom Zé - Guitar (Acoustic) // Tom Zé - Mandolin // Tom Zé - Mandolin // Tom Zé - Mandolin // Tom Zé - Arranger // Tom Zé - Arranger // Tom Zé - Arranger // Tom Zé - Conductor // Tom Zé - Conductor // Tom Zé - Conductor // Tom Zé - Guitar (Electric) // Tom Zé - Guitar (Electric) // Tom Zé - Guitar (Electric) // Tom Zé - Guitar (Rhythm) // Tom Zé - Guitar (Rhythm) // Tom Zé - Guitar (Rhythm) // Tom Zé - Vocals // Tom Zé - Vocals // Tom Zé - Vocals // Tom Zé - Bottle // Tom Zé - Bottle // Tom Zé - Bottle // Tom Zé - Engineer // Tom Zé - Engineer // Tom Zé - Engineer // Tom Zé - Main Performer // Tom Zé - Main Performer // Tom Zé - Main Performer // Tom Zé - Clapping // Tom Zé - Clapping // Tom Zé - Clapping // Gilberto Assis - Bass // Gilberto Assis - Handclapping // Gilberto Assis - Clapping // Erich Baker - Design // Cyro Baptista - Percussion // Ronaldo de Carvalho - Keyboards // Ronaldo de Carvalho - Vocals // Ronaldo de Carvalho - Vocals (Background) // Ronaldo de Carvalho - Handclapping // Ronaldo de Carvalho - Clapping // Greg Cohen - Bass // Patrick Dillett - Engineer // Patrick Dillett - Remixing // Yale Evelev - Executive Producer // Alan Harris - Project Coordinator // Roberto Lazzarine - Producer // Lauro Lellis - Drums // Lauro Lellis - Bells // Lauro Lellis - Bottle // Lauro Lellis - Handclapping // Lauro Lellis - Pandeiro // Lauro Lellis - Clapping // Lauro Lellis - Cowbell // Jarbas Mariz - Mandolin // Jarbas Mariz - Triangle // Jarbas Mariz - Vocals (Background) // Jarbas Mariz - Berimbau // Jarbas Mariz - Handclapping // Jarbas Mariz - Clapping // Jarbas Mariz - Reco-Reco // Jarbas Mariz - Shaker // Edy Oliveira - Vocals (Background) // Marie Oliveira - Vocals (Background) // Eder Sandoll - Mandolin // Eder Sandoll - Guitar (Electric) // Eder Sandoll - Guitar (Rhythm) // Eder Sandoll - Bottle // Eder Sandoll - Handclapping // Charles Perrone - Liner Notes // Scott Hull - Mastering // Milton Belmudes - Art Consultant // Milton Belmudes - Artistic Consultation // Peter Figlestahler - Liner Notes // Marco Beato Paulo Grassman - Engineer // Tom Rubinitz - Artwork // Tom Rubinitz - Cover Art // Janet Atkinson - Photography // Eder Sandoli - Guitar (Acoustic) // Eder Sandoli - Guitar // Eder Sandoli - Mandolin // Eder Sandoli - Guitar (Electric) // Eder Sandoli - Bottle // Eder Sandoli - Handclapping // Julio Fischer - Translation // Julio Fischer - Lyric Translation // Julio Fischer - Liner Note Translation // Roberto Maia - Art Consultant // Roberto Maia - Artistic Consultation // Lendro Oliveira - Engineer
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