RELEASED ON 16.2.2024 ON ELEMENTAL MUSIC
CATALOGUE NUMBER 40011
Tom Ze is considered the most iconic voice of all Tropicalistas - Brazil's artistic
movement that arose in the late 1960s. He came from Bahia, but his wry urban
poetry, infused with the sounds of the largest metropolis of South America, is
pure Sao Paulo.
Five of the songs from this album were in included on Brazil Classics Vol.40 - The
Best of Tom Ze, compiled by David Byrne and released on Luaka Bop in 1990.
"This was the record that took me out of circulation, explained Tom Zé. "Until then
I was played on the radio." However, he admitted that "This album is something
so joyful that I've done, that I don't even know how to explain. It was the best thing
I've accomplished after years of incomprehensible lack of motivation. I noticed
that my heart could stand being unpopular, and this conviction spread
comfortably inside me. This record had the faculty of bringing back my internal
joy. It has brought back the joy of singing, of making music, of creating, of
accomplishing."
Tracks:
1. Complexo De Epico
2. A Noite Do Meu Bem
3. Cademar
4. Todos Os Olhos
5. Dodo E Zeze
6. Quando Eu Era Sem Ninguem
7. Brigitte Bardot
8. Augusta, Angelica E Consolacao
9. Botaram Tanta Fumaca
10. O Riso E A Faca
11. Um "Oh" E Um "Ah"
12. Omplexo De Epico