Lucky Luzia

"Luzia Luluza está lá me esperando..." Lucky gal, that Luzia. Strings, flutes, and horns galore. Hey, we're in Rio, and it's 1968. Tropicálismo rules. The setting: a taxi in heavy traffic. There's a new James Bond flick out. And it's raining. Come in, Gilberto...

Gilberto Gil - Luzia Luluza

Viva Tropicalismo

Slowly but surely the temperature's dropping, and me no like at all. So to warm the heart a wee bit, let's hear it for a few tropical, steaming choice cuts from late sixties and early seventies Brazil. Take courage everybody, and don't forget to shake those marácas of fire regularly.

Gal Costa - Mamãe, Coragem

O Bando - E Assim Falava Mefistófeles

Os Mutantes - A Minha Menina

Caetano Veloso - Alegria, Alegria

Gilberto Gil - Bat Macumba

Lula Côrtes - Marácas De Fogo