World Music Institute Announces Caetano Veloso

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Masters of Brazilian Music Series

BAM Presents in Association with WMI
April 3 & April 4, 2024
BAM
21 Ashland Place, Brooklyn
Doors: 7 PM | Show: 7:30 PM
$35 / $45  / $75 / $115 / $135 / $165
 

The legendary Bahian singer-songwriter Caetano Veloso  is one of the most important musicians in Brazilian popular music. Many consider him one of the best songwriters of the 20th century. He began his career in the 60s interpreting bossa nova songs and went on to be a leader of the counterculture’s Tropicália movement. An outspoken political activist, Veloso is a major musical, social, and cultural force in Brazil and an influential figure to musicians all over the world.  With over fifty albums available and collaborations in film soundtracks, including Pedro Almodovar’s Hable con Ella and Julie Taymor’s Frida, he has won 15 GRAMMY Awards including 13 Latin GRAMMYS. A towering figure in popular music around the globe, he returns to BAM with Meu Coco, his first album in nine years.

About World Music Institute:

Founded in 1985 as a not-for-profit, World Music Institute (WMI) has served as one of the leading presenters of world music and dance within the United States. WMI is committed to presenting the best in traditional and contemporary music and dance from around the world with the goal of inspiring wonder for the world’s rich cultural traditions, promoting awareness and appreciation and encouraging cross-cultural dialog and exchange. WMI presents at venues throughout the city and depends on both public and private funding to accomplish its mission. 

The program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

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