Born
August 7, 1942
in Santo Amaro da Purificação, Brazi
Years Active:
60s | 70s | 80s | 90s | Current
Generally speaking, music writers always frame the careers of musicians outside of their immediate geographic area in terms that others inhabiting the same geographical confines will immediately understand. The logic being that if I write that Caetano Veloso is the Bob Dylan of Brazil, you the reader (assuming you have no prior knowledge of Veloso) will immediately recognize him as a true heavyweight, perhaps one of the greatest figures in international pop music. I say this because using a phrase like "the Bob Dylan of Brazil" is a clear use of hyperbole in order to get your attention. ...
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