Gal Costa's Self-Titled Release from 1969 is a pivotal album in the tropicalia movement, features Blending Jazz, Psychedelia, Bossa Nova, Pop and Folk. The Album was arranged by the legendary Rogerio Duprat and includes Songs by Jorge Ben, Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso. It features musical contributions by Gil and Veloso. The highlight is the tropicalia tune "Baby".
This Real Gone/Dusty Groove release offers new Liner Notes by Peter Margasak.
A landmark Tropicalia album from Gal Costaâ"set to arrangements from the legendary Rogerio Duprat, and featuring songs by Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, and Jorge Ben (with musical contribu- tions by both Veloso and Gil)! Costa is light years beyond her earlier bossa material, and emerges here as a powerful vocalist who deftly straddles jazz and psychedelia, electronic and
acoustic settings, and all the other criss-crossed styles that make up the Tropicalia polyglot.
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