Caetano Veloso is one of the most important figures in Brazilian music. The singer / guitarist was born in 1942 in the northern state of Bahia. At the end of the sixties, this former philosophy student is one of the key figures in the Tropicália movement. The Tropicálista's mixed surrealism, rock 'n'roll and local folk music into a unique and above all Brazilian brew. Because Veloso was thwarted
… by the dictatorial regime, he decided to move to London in 1969. Veloso's later work is timid than his early albums and regularly reminded of his musical example João Gilberto. From the eighties Veloso is also often heard outside his homeland and he performs with David Byrne.more