"Cidade Oculta"- Arrigo Barnabé & Daniel Taubkin

Daniel Taubkin & Arrigo Barnabé performing "Cidade Oculta"-("Hidden City"), theme from "Cidade Oculta"- a motion picture directed by Chico Botelho/ music by Arrigo Barnabé and Eduardo Gudin/
lyrics by Roberto Riberti/(in "Uma Beleza Estranha" CD-Organismo Vivo - Tratore) and "Diversões Eletrônicas"/ music written by Arrigo Barnabé and Regina Porto// sound: Marcos Shampoo/ produced by Lúcia Rodrigues/ Projeto Musical "Segundas na Esquina"/ Livraria da Esquina/ São Paulo City/
Brazsil/ video recording: Ari Hollaender/ video editing: Adelson Ferreira- VTS Video/ Upload: Xandugo/
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In a recent interview, the Brazilian singer Daniel Taubkin made some interesting remarks about the June 27th,1999's NYTimes reviewed concert at Beacon Theater*, in New York City, where the world known Brazilian popstar Caetano Veloso presented a Newyorker avant premiere of a fresh novelty that sounded quite a rendition, almost a cover version of Arrigo Barnabe's ground breaking music, a song called "Doideca"(in "Livro"-Nonesuch-USA), preceeded by an articulate introduction, made by the "bossadonovan" artist in a fluid English specially adressed to a selected audience, where he brilliantly disclosed about pop, electro, modern and high art, mentioning composers such as Schoenberg,Glass, Cage, and their connection to his "new invention".
Its also interesting to notice that amongst hundreds of Caetano's articles, reviews and interviews published through almost thirty years in the New York Times, the name of Arrigo Barnabé was never mentioned, although his innovative music had a major influence on the anthroprophagic songwritting of the exquisite and unique "tropycalia's vampire". This is not new. It happened before with others such as songwriters Chico Buarque de Hollanda and the late Carlos Imperial (from "A Banda" through "A Praça" to "Alegria, Alegria"),as with "sambista" and prestigious Brazilian zoologist Paulo Vanzolini (from "Ronda" to "Sampa") and also with the late Brazilian avant-garde movie maker Rogério Sganzerla(from the cult movie "Sem Essa Aranha"- starring Luis "Rei do Baião" Gonzaga
and Jorge "Zé Bonitinho" Loredo-, to "Qualquer Coisa")."The guy is pretty much in love with himself, but there's one undeniable truth that can't be neglected: the chamaleonic Veloso can also turn into an incredibly inventive and inspiring artist, capable to create works of art like his albums "Domingo", "Araçá Azul", "Transa", and "Estrangeiro", and also genuine pearls such as "O Ciúme", "Trilhos Urbanos", "Peter Gast", "Outras Palavras", "Cajuína", "Pecado Original" and "Terra", concludes Daniel Taubkin.//
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"...Without growing ponderous, the show had literary dimensions. The title of Mr. Veloso's recent album on Nonesuch records, ''Livro'' (''Book''), refers to his memoir, published in Brazil two years ago. In previous shows, he has read aloud portions of the book in Portuguese; in New York, he paraphrased in English a passage on the power of popular culture to recycle high art. Vanguardist composers of the 20th century, Mr. Veloso reasoned, are seldom heard in concert halls; instead, their influence filters through popular electronic music. ''Mass-culture trash is part of the 20th century too,'' he proclaimed, and beamed. ''It's wonderful to be singing carnival songs and then to say the names Boulez, Cage, Stockhausen. It's funny. But I am funny.'' Then he sang ''Doideca,'' a 12-tone piece with a dense, dancefloor beat."
Jazz Festival Review: "Wily Mixer of Cool Jazz, Brazilian Pop and High Art"
Published in The New York Times in June 29th 1999- by Ben Ratliff- Arts-635 words.

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• Eduardo Gudin
• Roberto Riberti
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• Livraria da Esquina
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• Tratore
• Silvio Pellacani
• Maurício Bussab
• The New York Times-Arts
• Ben Ratliff
• Jon Pareles

[justmyfavourites1]

E parabéns por postar este video!! Arrigo Barnabé é espetacular!!!!! Assisti o filme nos anos 80, considero um clássico nacional, eu tinha o vinil na época com a trilha sonora do filme, e hoje sinto falta de ouvir a trilha e também de ver o próprio filme. Se alguem tiver como me ajudar, agradeço.

[justmyfavourites1]

Gostaria de saber como faço pra conseguir o dvd e o cd do filme Cidade Oculta!! Alguem poderia me ajudar, por gentileza?

[xsi5000]

blade runner total....

mais que vangelis

great arrigo

[MOCoutinho]

Muito legais o filme e, claro, a trilha sonora.

[dmacowski]

SIm, a música é parte da trilha do filme Cidade Oculta, filme brasileiro de 1986 dirigido por Chico Botelho.

Trilha sonora assinada pelo Arrigo.

[cyroef]

A música é muito bonita. Alguém sabe se saiu um cd do filme?