Tropicália 2 is an album by Brazilian musicians Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil, released in August 1993 through WEA. It celebrates the 25th anniversary of the release of Tropicália: ou Panis et Circencis.
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| Tropicália 2 | ||||
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| Studio album by Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil | ||||
| Released | August 1993 | |||
| Recorded | March 1993–May 1993 | |||
| Studio | Nas Nuvens (Rio de Janeiro) Polygram (Rio de Janeiro) WR Salvador (Salvador) | |||
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| Length | 42:06 | |||
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Tropicália 2 was recorded from March 1993 to May 1993 at Nas Nuvens and Polygram in Rio de Janeiro and WR Salvador in Salvador, Bahia.[1]
The album features politically charged lyrics on topics such as superpower imperialism, Third World poverty, and the AIDS epidemic.[2] "Haiti" links the Carandiru massacre to the history of slavery on a transnational scale.[3][4]
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Alvaro Neder of AllMusic said, "The album, in philosophical terms, expresses fragile concepts. Poetically and musically, represents good entertainment, and, in its best moments, good Art."[5]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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| 1. | "Haiti" | Caetano Veloso |
| 4:19 |
| 2. | "Cinema novo" | Veloso | Gil | 4:14 |
| 3. | "Nossa gente" | Roque Carvalho | Roque Carvalho | 2:53 |
| 4. | "Rap popcreto" | Veloso | Veloso | 1:58 |
| 5. | "Wait Until Tomorrow" | Jimi Hendrix | Jimi Hendrix | 3:25 |
| 6. | "Tradição" | Gil | Gil | 5:54 |
| 7. | "As coisas" | Arnaldo Antunes | Gil | 2:39 |
| 8. | "Aboio" | Veloso | Veloso | 1:32 |
| 9. | "Dada" | Gil | Veloso | 3:00 |
| 10. | "Cada Macaco no seu galho (cho chuá)" | Riachão | Riachão | 3:21 |
| 11. | "Baião atemporal" | Gil | Gil | 3:40 |
| 12. | "Desde que o samba é samba" | Veloso | Veloso | 5:11 |
| Total length: | 42:06 | |||
Notes
Credits adapted from liner notes.[1]
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