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Amarelo Manga: Verso Preso
by Raul d'Gama Rose
The spectacularly revolutionary nature of the Tropicalismo Movement in Brazil and its undying quality is what makes this recording, Verso Preso by Amarelo Manga a truly significant one. The group pivots around the vocalastic emotion of Lilian Raquel and the music of Cláudio César Ribeiro, who just happens to be a fine guitarist, whether playing acoustic or -electric guitar. The music is deeply rooted in the skippety-skip and fibrillation of maracatu and other dancing rhythms of Pernambuco in the Northeast ...
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