A Simple Brazilian Song: Journeys Through The Rio Sound
James Woodall
Aug 2014 · Hachette UK
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In 1992, James Woodall was asked to write an article about a Brazilian musician he'd never heard of, called Chico Buarque. He discovered that Buarque was a national hero in his native country and that interviewing him was a bit like a Latin American interviewing Paul McCartney. Woodall fell under Buarque's spell and began an affair with Brazilian pop music which has lasted to this day. His new passion took him to Brazil and in particular to Rio de Janeiro, world capital of Carnival and samba. Over several visits, he met with Chico Buarque, discovered the city's immodest beach culture and took part in Carnival. He met Chico Buarque's great contemporary, Caetano Veloso and other stars. Picking up Portuguese on the hop, he learnt a great deal about Chico Buarque's life and about the strange and dangerous city where he lives. This book is as much a hymn to Rio de Janeiro as it is to the music that beats at its heart.
About the author
James Woodall has written on music, theatre and literature for over twenty years. His first book was about flamenco. After a biography of Jorge Luis Borges, THE MAN IN THE MIRROR OF THE BOOK, he went to live in Berlin. A 'double biography' of John Lennon and Yoko Ono was published in Germany in 1997, and translated into over a dozen other languages. In Berlin James taught and lectured, and travelled widely as an arts writer, contributing to the FINANCIAL TIMES, THE ECONOMIST and many other publications.
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