This Grammy Award-winning artist is among the most significant individuals to come out of Brazil’s late 60s Tropicalia movement. Although Tropicalia set the tone for Caetano’s career, his music has evolved greatly over the years. Incorporating elements of rock, reggae, fado, tango, samba canao, baiao and rap— with lyrics containing some of the best poetry in a musical tradition rich in verse— Caetano’s music is sometimes traditional, sometimes contemporary, often hybrid. At once an astute social commentator and balladeer of highly emotive love songs, Caetano is one of the most respected poets in the Portuguese language.

Caetano’s newest album Zii e Zie fashions a set rooted in samba but filtered through rock and funk, with songs that range from intimate and laid-back to bluntly political.

“One of the greatest songwriters of the century.”- The New York Times