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Albums by Caetano Veloso
ALBUMMeu CocoCaetano Veloso
ALBUMCaetano Veloso & Ivan Sacerdote (feat. Ivan Sacerdote)Caetano Veloso
ALBUMAbraçaçoCaetano Veloso
ALBUMZii e ZieCaetano Veloso
ALBUMCêCaetano Veloso
ALBUMOnqotô (Trilha Sonora Original do Espetáculo do Grupo Corpo)Caetano Veloso & José Miguel Wisnik
ALBUMNoites do NorteCaetano Veloso
ALBUMLivroCaetano Veloso
ALBUMTropicália 2Caetano Veloso & Gilberto Gil
ALBUMCirculadoCaetano Veloso
Caetano Veloso's Popular Music Videos
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Anitta & Caetano Veloso
Wave (Ao Vivo)
Roberto Carlos & Caetano Veloso
O Que É Que a Bahiana Tem (feat. Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso & Chico Buarque)
Vários Artistas
Você Não Entende Nada (feat. Caetano Veloso)
Alexandre Pires
O Seu Amor (feat. Moreno Veloso) [Ao Vivo]
Caetano Veloso, Zeca Veloso & Tom Veloso
Deusa Do Amor (Ao Vivo)
Caetano Veloso & Moreno Veloso
Você-Você
Caetano Veloso & Carminho
Coração Vagabundo (with Caetano Veloso)
Mercedes Sosa
Tereza da Praia (Ao Vivo)
Roberto Carlos & Caetano Veloso
Clarão (Ao Vivo)
Caetano Veloso & Tom Veloso
Artist Playlists
Caetano Veloso Essentials
From artistic revolutionary to beloved elder statesman.
Caetano Veloso: Love Songs
Caetano Veloso: Influences
A poetic bossa-nova acolyte embodying '60s pop experimentalism.
Inspired by Caetano Veloso
The songwriter's light touch has influenced performers far beyond Brazil.
Caetano Veloso: The Songwriters
This iconic Brazilian singer is the author of countless classic songs.
Caetano Veloso: Chill
Caetano Veloso: Deep Cuts
Caetano Veloso: Tropicália
Artist Biography
Caetano Veloso is the shape-shifting spirit of Brazilian popular music, a singer-songwriter who, despite (or perhaps because of) his allergy to convention, has found himself at the center of Brazilian culture for over half a century. Born Caetano Emanuel Vianna Telles Veloso in Santa Amaro da Purificação in Bahia, Brazil, in 1942, Veloso grew up steeped in the Afro-Brazilian traditions of his home state. But it was his introduction to bossa nova as a teenager that propelled him into the music world, following his sister, the singer Maria Bethânia, to Rio de Janeiro. He made friends with musical co-conspirators Gilberto Gil and Gal Costa, and, buoyed by the global youth culture of the late 1960s, Veloso and Gil birthed tropicalismo, the playful, experimental psychedelic rock that seduced Brazilians while simultaneously threatening the country’s military dictatorship—which led to Veloso’s arrest and ultimate exile. Living in London, Veloso struggled with depression, but it couldn’t dampen his restless creativity. Through that exile and his return, Veloso has always created: The precise delicacy of his singing and songwriting has remained constant, even as he’s experimented with genres from traditional folk to post-punk, following his muse with little regard to fads—shaping fashion rather than being ruled by it. Influential fans like David Byrne and Beck helped raise his profile internationally, and as a new generation discovered his work, he continued to release vital music well into the 21st century.
Hometown
Santo Amaro, Brazil
Genre
MPB