Caetano Veloso Circulado CD - Import

Produced with great finesse by Arto Lindsay, this 1991 recording features Caetano Veloso vocally in great form and lyrically touching upon the usual wide variety of subjects. "Flor da Ordem" declares the new world order to be out of order, while "Circulado de Fulo" is an excerpt from the book GALAXIAS, a classic of modern Brazilian literature. Moreno Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Nana Vasconcelos, and Gal Costa all show up accompanying Veloso in some interesting arrangements.

The track "Ela Ela," with Arto Lindsay improvising on electric guitar, sounds like it would more at home on ARACA AZUL, Veloso's most avant-garde record. The rest of the tunes, however, are more listenable fare and foreshadow the singer's eclectic direction with TROPICALIA 2. Both musically and lyrically, CIRCULADO is an excellent example of well-crafted pop music.

Recorded at Polygram Studios, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and East Hill Studios, New York, New York.

Personnel: Caetano Veloso (vocals, guitar, handclaps); Gilberto Gil (vocals, guitar); Bebel Gilberto, Audrey Martells, Billy Carrion, Laurie Andriamampianina, Gal Costa, Kazu Makino, (vocals); Toni Costa, Arto Lindsay, Marc Ribot (guitar); Jacques Morelenbaum (cello); Riyuichi Sakamoto (strings, piano, keyboards, bass, samples); Butch Morris (cornet); Oswaldinho (accordion); Andres Levin (keyboards, samples); Arthur Maia, Tavino Fialho, Melvin Gibbs (bass); Marcelo Costa (drums, timbales, percussion); Tony Lewis (drums); Marcos Amma (congas, percussion); Armando Marcal (tambourines, percussion); Moreno Veloso (percusion, maculele sticks); Monica Millet (pandeiro); Nana Vasconcelos (talking drum, ceramic, congas); Sacha Amback (samples); Edith Oliviera (knife, plate); Wellington Soares (handclaps, maculele sticks); Amilton Lino (timbau, surdo).

Rolling Stone (6/25/92, p.45) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "..Veloso is a true pop poet as well as a brilliant pop musician...Musically as well as politically, CIRCULADO evokes Veloso's pluralistic vision of a diverse world culture composed of "several beautiful harmonies".."
New York Times (Publisher) (9/11/92, p.C24) - "..his third and best album to be released in America...[his] lyrics address issues, but also look beyond them into poetic essences of things.."