Brazil Classics, Vol. 5: The Hips of Tradition

by Tom Ze

Overview

This 1992 album by Tom Ze was already produced by Luaka Bop, David Byrne's label, after his discovery by Byrne when he was almost dropping everything to return to his hometown to work in a gas station. "I don't make art, I make spoken and sung journalism." This self-coined definition by Tom Ze helps listeners understand his music. Pop music with self-made instruments, references to modern erudite music, and strong reminiscences of ancient northeastern cantigas de cego and other grooves. On this album subtitled "The Return of Tom Ze," he sticks to the concept developed in the '60s by tropicalia, the movement he helped to conceptualize, which perceived music as a cultural industry production for which it is valid to take any world influences, mixing them with Brazilian rhythms, concrete poetry, existentialism, drum machine loops (added later), pop culture, contemporary urban grooves, and everything else that eventually could be thought of. Tom Ze has lots of thoughts to express in his lyrics, which had an English version in the inlay, and this release may be very appealing for those who are into world music. It even explores some indigenous styles, delivered in an almost pure form. But, as he himself put out, his albums shouldn't be listened to for beautiful melodies. ~ Alvaro Neder

Product Details

Release Date:	05/05/2023
Label:	Luaka Bop
UPC:	0680899101110
Rank:	94211

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Tom Ze   Primary Artist,Bottle,Vocals,Clapping,Mandolin,Conductor,Guitar (Rhythm),Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Arto Lindsay   Guest Artist,Guitar (Electric)
David Byrne   Guest Artist,Vocals,Bottleneck Guitar,Guitar (Electric),Guitar (12 String),Vocals (Background),Guitar (12 String Acoustic)
Lauro Lellis   Bells,Drums,Bottle,Cowbell,Clapping,Pandeiro,Handclapping
Jarbas Mariz   Shaker,Berimbau,Clapping,Mandolin,Triangle,Reco-Reco,Handclapping,Vocals (Background)
Cyro Baptista   Percussion
Greg Cohen   Bass
Gilberto Assis   Bass,Clapping,Handclapping
Ronaldo de Carvalho   Vocals,Clapping,Keyboards,Handclapping,Vocals (Background)
Marie Oliveira   Vocals (Background)
Eder Sandoll   Bottle,Mandolin,Handclapping,Guitar (Rhythm),Guitar (Electric)
Edy Oliveira   Vocals (Background)
Eder Sandoli   Bottle,Guitar,Mandolin,Handclapping,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)

Technical Credits

Patrick Dillett   Engineer,Remixing
David Byrne   Executive Producer
Dougie Bowne   Composer
Roberto Lazzarine   Producer
Scott Hull   Mastering
Alan Harris   Project Coordinator
Cyro Baptista   Composer
Yale Evelev   Executive Producer
Joao Carvalho   Composer
Arto Lindsay   Mixing,Composer,Producer,Remixing,Translation,Lyric Translation,Liner Note Translation
Adoniran Barbosa   Composer
Tom Ze   Arranger,Composer,Engineer
Milton Belmudes   Art Consultant,Artistic Consultation
Julio Fischer   Composer,Translation,Lyric Translation,Liner Note Translation
Tom Rubinitz   Artwork,Cover Art
Erich Baker   Design
Marco Beato Paulo Grassman   Engineer
Peter Figlestahler   Liner Notes
Charles Perrone   Liner Notes
Eder Sandoli   Composer
Janet Atkinson   Photography
Elifas Andreato   Composer
Lendro Oliveira   Engineer
Roberto Maia   Art Consultant,Artistic Consultation