Brazilian Nuggets

1968–1976

Tom Zé

from
Irará, BA · view BA on the map
years
1968–1976
genres
psychedelia · rock · mpb · experimental · samba and bossa
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the band

Antônio José Santana Martins, known as Tom Zé, was born in Irará, in the backlands of Bahia, in 1936, and studied music at UFBA with Koellreutter and Smetak. Invited to São Paulo in 1968, he took part in the Tropicália manifesto album Tropicália ou Panis et Circensis and won the TV Record festival with "São São Paulo, Meu Amor"; his first LP was released by Rozenblit that same year. During the 1970s, records such as Todos os Olhos, from 1973, pursued an experimental course, incorporating unconventional objects into the recordings; after the tropicalista movement's peak had passed, he slipped out of the spotlight. David Byrne bought the LP Estudando o Samba at a used-record store and, beginning in 1990, released the composer's work through the Luaka Bop label, reopening his career to the world.

sources: Wikipédia (pt) — Tom Zé · Wikipedia (en) — Tom Zé · Dicionário Cravo Albin — Tom Zé · MusicBrainz — Tom Zé (1968) · MusicBrainz — Tom Zé (1970) · MusicBrainz — Todos os Olhos

records in the collection

  • Cover of Tom Zé

    Tom Zé

    1968 · Rozenblit · BN-059

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    12 tracks
    1. São São Paulo
    2. Não Buzine que Eu Estou Paquerando
    3. Namorinho de Portão
    4. Catecismo, Creme Dental e Eu
    5. Curso Intensivo de Boas Maneiras
    6. Glória
    7. Camelô
    8. Profissão Ladrão
    9. Sem Entrada e Sem Mais Nada
    10. Parque Industrial
    11. Quero Sambar Meu Bem
    12. Sabor de Burrice
  • Cover of Tom Zé

    Tom Zé

    1970 · RGE · BN-136

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    12 tracks
    1. Lá Vem a Onda
    2. Guindaste a Rigor
    3. Distância
    4. Dulcinéia Popular Brasileira
    5. Qualquer Bobagem
    6. O Riso e a Faca
    7. Jimmy, Renda-se
    8. Me Dá, Me Dê, Me Diz
    9. Passageiro
    10. Escolinha de Robô
    11. Jeitinho Dela
    12. A Gravata
  • Cover of Todos os Olhos

    Todos os Olhos

    1973 · Warner Music Brasil · BN-144

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    12 tracks
    1. Complexo de épico
    2. A noite do meu bem
    3. Cademar
    4. Todos os olhos
    5. Dodó e Zezé
    6. Quando eu era sem ninguém
    7. Brigitte Bardot
    8. Augusta, Angélica e Consolação
    9. Botaram tanta fumaça
    10. O riso e a faca
    11. Um oh e um ah
    12. Complexo de épico
  • Cover of Estudando o Samba

    Estudando o Samba

    1976 · Continental · BN-231

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    12 tracks
    1. Mã
    2. A felicidade
    3. Toc
    4. Tô
    5. Vai (menina amanhã de manhã)
    6. Ui! (você inventa)
    7. Doi
    8. Mãe (mãe solteira)
    9. Hein?
    10. Só (solidão)
    11. Se
    12. Índice

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