This live double-disc release hits the racks just as Caetano Veloso’s Alfred A. Knopf memoir Tropical Truth: A Story of Music and Revolution in Brazil is hitting bookshelves. It’s a timely confluence of words and music, all inspired by the tropicalismo movement initiated by Veloso, Gilberto Gil, and Gal Costa in the late ’60s. Live in Bahia, recorded in São Paulo and Salvador de Bahia, is an enchanting journey through Veloso’s storied discography. Backed by a band of virtual superstars, including Jaques Morelenbaum, Davi Moraes, Pedro Sá, and Cesinha, Veloso takes us through 32 songs. The music is a thrill: tropicalismo, samba, bossa nova, as well as the dazzling samba-rap number “Lingua.” This is an all-together extraordinary live performance. The musicianship is top-notch, the recording is excellent, and Veloso is a creative force to be reckoned with, both as a vocalist and tunesmith. Prepare yourself to be whisked away.—PVV
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