Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In zoögeog., the tropical marine realm, one of the prime zoölogical divisions of the seas of the globe, between the isocrymes of 68° F. north and south: same as Dana's torrid-zone or coral-reef seas.
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- noun Alternative spelling of Tropicália, the tropicalismo movement in Brazilian art and music
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Examples
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Caetano's sound was birthed from a scene in Brazil that exploded in the 1960s called tropicalia.
Voto Latino: AMP: Five Latin Grammy Nominees to Watch Voto Latino 2011
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Gal Costa came up in the fantastically weird milieu of Brazilian tropicalia, a 1960s-era musical movement that overhauled that country's traditional sounds with some of the strange digressions and loopy improvements common to the 1960s everywhere else.
The Last System Sound Andy Battaglia 2011
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At Comet Ping Pong, you'll hear songs that pay loving tribute to the psychedelic tropicalia music of Brazil in the '60s and '70s.
Nightlife Agenda Fritz Hahn 2011
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A mix of blues, jazz, folk and psychedelic rock, tropicalia was also a movement that combined literature, poetry, art, and political commentary.
Voto Latino: AMP: Five Latin Grammy Nominees to Watch Voto Latino 2011
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She was a contemporary of characters like Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil, and some of her early records count among tropicalia's wildest, with chaotic cut-and-paste collage elements and a psychedelic sense of play.
The Last System Sound Andy Battaglia 2011
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Though What Will Be bears a touch of user-friendliness that often comes with a jump to the majors, Banhart continues to explore his love for psychedelia while adding layers of interest with subtle forays into doo-wop, jazz, and tropicalia.
Denver's Essential Concert Calendar Mrs. Tansy Maude Peregrine 2010
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Another episode of Brazilian Rhythms goes down at Saint-Ex featuring samba, tropicalia, bossa, baile funk and more on original LPs.
Nightlife Agenda: Holiday happy hours and Bell Biv Devoe Fritz Hahn 2010
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Growing up in New Orleans, AM was influenced by everything from Turkish folk to Brazilian tropicalia and classic r'n'b.
Click to Download: Radiohead's crowdsourced concert film 2010
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Though What Will Be bears a touch of user-friendliness that often comes with a jump to the majors, Banhart continues to explore his love for psychedelia while adding layers of interest with subtle forays into doo-wop, jazz, and tropicalia.
Mrs. Tansy Maude Peregrine: Denver's Essential Concert Calendar 2010
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A list (and column in which I attempt to claim the spirit of tropicalia for the list):
brusselsprouts commented on the word tropicalia
Type of MPB, made popular by Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gill
March 23, 2008