Transa

📖 About this album

Caetano Veloso's 1972 album recorded during his political exile in London, blending Brazilian tropicália with English folk and rock influences. An unconventional record sung in both Portuguese and English.

📝 Our review

Transa was Caetano Veloso's first album recorded in London exile, and its spirit of productive disorientation runs through every track. Tropicália blended with English folk, rock, samba and concrete poetry. Lyrics in English and Portuguese create an ambiguity that reinforces the feeling of being between two worlds. Hard to categorise and fascinating for it: one of his freest records.

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