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Antônio José Santana Martins is a representative of Brazil’s alternative sound, not only because of his use of objects as instruments, but also for his attitudes and for his eccentric, vivid style. Influential in the Tropicalia movement, Zé contributed — along with Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Gal Costa, Os Mutantes, and Nara Leão — to the watershed tropicalia album/manifesto Tropicália: Ou Panis Et Circenses. While the other major figures of tropicalia would go on to great commercial and critical success in later decades, Zé slipped into obscurity in the 1970s and 1980s.

Remaining true to the experimental and dada impulses of tropicalia, Zé has been noted for both his unorthodox approach to melody and instrumentation, employing unique instruments such as a typewriter. He has collaborated with many of the concrete poets of São Paulo, including Augusto de Campos, and employed concrete techniques in his lyrics. Musically, his work appropriates samba, bossa nova, Brazilian folk music, forró, and American rock and roll, among others. He has been praised by avant-garde composers for his use of dissonance, polytonality, and unusual time signatures.

In the early 1990s, Zé’s work experienced a revival when American musician David Byrne discovered one of his albums, Estudando o samba (1975), on a visit to Rio de Janeiro. Byrne went on to release a compilation of Zé’s material as well as two full-length albums of new songs on his Luaka Bop label. A guitar riff from Zé’s song Jimmy, Renda-Se is sampled on R&B singer Amerie’s song

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Eu fui morar na estação da luz porque estava tudo escuro dentro do meu coração.

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December 2009

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November 2009

QUEEE MALDAADE

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November 2009

Entre você e a Angélica eu encontrei a consolação.

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November 2009

todos os olhos *---------*

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November 2009

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November 2009

Fique à vontade Tiau, good bye, Ainda é cedo, Alô, como vai?

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November 2009

Tom Zé é Foda!!! [2]

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November 2009

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October 2009

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October 2009

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September 2009

Tom Zé é Foda!!!

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September 2009

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September 2009

Hein? hein? hein? Mais que gênio, genial.

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Dmilso wrote:
September 2009

Meu sangue é de gasolina / correndo, não tenho mágoa / Meu peito é de sal de fruta / fervendo no copo d'água... Gênio é pouco pra um baiano louco!

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August 2009

Gênio.

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August 2009

outra insensatez, poe!

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August 2009

Desperdício de música é algo a ser (in)pensado!!!

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July 2009

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