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São Paulo, Brazil (1966 – present)

Os Mutantes were formed in São Paulo, Brazil, in 1966 by brothers Arnaldo Baptista and Sérgio Dias and lead singer Rita Lee. Active during the Tropicalia movement of the late 1960s, they took Brazilian music and fused it with British rock and American psychedelia to create a distinctive, vibrant sound. Along with Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso and Tom Zé, they helped define the Tropicália movement.

While still in high school, Rita Lee teamed with brothers Arnaldo Baptista and Sérgio Dias Baptista to form the band. A trio of brash musical experimentalists, the group fiddled with self-made instruments, distortion, feedback, musique concrète, and studio tricks of all kinds to create a lighthearted, playful version of extreme Brazilian music. This was their best creative moment.

While Gil and Veloso were first imprisoned and then exiled to England during the military dictatorship in Brazil (1969-1972) the Mutantes left the Tropicália movement, adding a more psychedelic flavour to their sound.

The 70s seemed to be a time of great upheaval for the band, both creatively and personally. They left behind their “tropicalist” roots and made their first lysergic trip which resulted in the album “Jardim Elétrico” (Eletric Garden) and “O Primeiro Dia do Resto da Sua Vida (rare album - title translates as “The First Day of the Rest of Your Life”). With influences of the progressive band Yes the trio (with Liminha at the bass and Dinho at the drums) made their last album together “Os Mutantes e Seus Cometas no País dos Bauretz”.
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  • hexah

    v well I'm glad that you didn't write your shout in Spanish, considering that most Brazilians speak Portuguese...

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  • Wondermoose

    I would write my shout in Spanish, but I speak the language quite poorly. This band is so great. The self titled album is impossibly great. So much creativity.

    yesterday evening Reply

  • kajsadm

    saravá!

    28 Aug 1:24am Reply

  • helloguh

    Minha lady me deixou, sem dinheiro, sem razão.

    27 Aug 12:36am Reply

  • eusouodavi

    eu adoro o fato de que tenha se passado quase 50 anos da formação da banda, e ao ouvi-los pela primeira vez na semana passada, o som deles ainda soasse tão experimental e inovador pra mim.

    25 Aug 10:11pm Reply

  • Eudes_Ferreira

    Os Mutantes >>>>> The Beatles. Nunca entendi o porquê de compararem as duas bandas. Rock britânico é bem diferente do brasileiro (pelo menos naquela época era).

    23 Aug 4:13am Reply

  • iuriraredu

    acho que é obrigação de todo brasileiro ter escutado Os Mutantes uma vez na vida. [2] super concordo!

    22 Aug 7:30pm Reply

  • suzioliveira

    eu só quero que você me queira

    15 Aug 6:54pm Reply

  • Colferette

    Palmas para Dom Quixote que ele merece!

    13 Aug 1:28am Reply

  • igorgeneration

    el justiciero, magnífica!

    11 Aug 11:10pm Reply

  • LypeRadel

    Nem Colombo... nem Cabral... Zheng He que era o tal! Ele e sua nau... sensacional. Ar-nal-do! (8

    4 Aug 3:42pm Reply

  • love_dancefloor

    Eu quero que você se...TOP TOP TOP UH

    1 Aug 4:50am Reply

  • The_Junior

    Tudo Feito Pelo Sol

    29 Jul 7:13pm Reply

  • BanconIsGood

    [mais um comentário entediante citando um verso de alguma música]

    27 Jul 4:37pm Reply

  • BanconIsGood

    acho que é obrigação de todo brasileiro ter escutado Os Mutantes uma vez na vida.

    27 Jul 4:36pm Reply

  • JavenFR

    Hi, hi, Johnny. Hi, hi, Alfredo. Quem é da nossa gang não tem medo!

    26 Jul 8:05am Reply

  • maayhc

    você precisa saber da piscina, da margarina, da Carolina, da gasolina... você precisa saber de mim.

    19 Jul 4:18am Reply

  • helloguh

    Há sempre um tempo no tempo em que o corpo do homem apodrece e sua alma cansada, penada, se afunda no chão

    13 Jul 10:05pm Reply

  • icaro_cifer

    caminhos do coração

    13 Jul 5:45pm Reply

  • gbackinblack

    Desculpe babe... não vou mais ser joão ninguém

    5 Jul 3:27pm Reply
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