Bicho (Polysemical term, meaning: any animal, except to men; a wild animal; or an insect or bug, in Portuguese. In the late 60s it became an endearment term, commonly used as slang in Brazil) is a 1977 studio album by Caetano Veloso. The album was recorded after Veloso spent a month with Gilberto Gil in Lagos, Nigeria,[3] and the influence of African music such as Jùjú can be heard throughout the album.[4]

Bicho
Studio album by
Released1977
GenreMPB
Length35:18
LabelPolyGram, Universal.,[1][2]
ProducerPerinho Albuquerque
Caetano Veloso chronology
Caetano... muitos carnavais...
(1977)
Bicho
(1977)
Muito (dentro da estrela azulada)
(1978)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Track listing edit

  1. Odara (Caetano Veloso) - 7:16
  2. Two naira Fifty kobo (Caetano Veloso) - 5:04
  3. Gente (Caetano Veloso) - 3:37
  4. Olha o menino (Jorge Ben) - 3:03
  5. Um índio (Caetano Veloso) - 2:56
  6. A grande borboleta (Caetano Veloso) - 1:12
  7. Tigresa (Caetano Veloso) - 6:21
  8. O Leãozinho (Caetano Veloso) - 3:06
  9. Alguém cantando (Caetano Veloso) - 2:43

References edit

  1. ^ a b Bicho
  2. ^ "Caetano Veloso - anos 70". Archived from the original on 2014-08-10. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
  3. ^ "Caetano Veloso". Archived from the original on 2013-05-30. Retrieved 2013-04-22.
  4. ^ Dunn, Christopher (2001). Brutality Garden: Tropicália and the Emergence of a Brazilian Counterculture. UNC Press Books. ISBN 978-0807849767.