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Caetano Veloso
World · 1971 · 7 tracks

Caetano Veloso

Caetano Veloso

Recorded in London exile, this is a stark, heartbreaking document of homesickness. Sparse acoustic guitar and mournful strings carry the weight of a lost home.

1971 · Famous

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A profound, quiet ache of displacement and political longing.

Tracklist · 7 Tracks
01
A Little More Blue
4:55
02
London, London
4:15
03
Maria Bethânia
7:25
04
If You Hold a Stone
6:06
05
Shoot Me Dead
3:15
06
In the Hot Sun of a Christmas Day
3:14
07
Asa Branca
7:20
Moments Worth Listening For
The fragile, almost broken delivery of the word 'lonely' in London, London.
The haunting repetition of 'In the hot sun of a Christmas Day' against a backdrop of subtle, jarring percussion.
The way the strings swell into a mournful, cinematic wave during the bridge of Maria Bethânia.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

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Melancholic+4.0σ

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