{"title":"Som Imaginario","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSom Imaginario is a Brazilian progressive rock band formed in 1970. Known for their fusion of jazz, classical, and traditional Brazilian music, the band has released several critically acclaimed albums throughout their career. With a unique sound characterized by intricate arrangements and virtuosic performances, Som Imaginario has become one of the most influential bands in the Brazilian music scene. Their music continues to captivate audiences with its rich harmonies and melodic complexity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOver the years, Som Imaginario has collaborated with renowned artists such as Milton Nascimento and Elis Regina, further cementing their status as pioneers of progressive rock in Brazil. Their innovative approach to blending different musical genres has earned them a dedicated fan base both domestically and internationally.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a discography spanning over four decades, Som Imaginario's music remains timeless and relevant. Whether you're a long-time fan or new to their sound, exploring their catalog is sure to be an enriching experience that showcases the diversity and creativity of Brazilian music.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"som-imaginario","title":"Som Imaginario","description":"\u003cp\u003eSom Imaginário (Imaginary Music) is a Brazilian band from the 70s. They joined together to support Milton Nascimento in his first record and shows. Their style is heavily influenced by jazz, classical music and rock. Their self-titled debut from 1970 is a must have, a psychedelic south-american cult all in all.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Life Goes On","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50417616650571,"sku":"2192943","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/7427244912907_381d5811_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726733827"},{"product_id":"banda-da-capital-live-in-brasilia-1976","title":"Banda Da Capital (Live in Brasilia, 1976)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSom Imaginario\u003c\/strong\u003e are the stuff of MPB mythos. Integral to Brazil's Clube Da Esquina movement in the early 1970s, a heady blend of progressive rock, folk, psychedelia, jazz, and traditional Brazilian rhythm flows through the three studio albums the band recorded between '70 and '73.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFlying the countercultural freak-flag amid the context of military dictatorship, the Brazilian prog lords shared much of the sense of experimentation and bountiful fuzz bequeathed by their tropicalismo forbearers. But armed with genius composers, arrangers, and stupendously high-level musicianship, \u003cstrong\u003eSom Imaginario\u003c\/strong\u003e introduced a potent harmonic complexity to Brazilian popular music, which would inspire generations of artists to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn 4th October 1976, having finished a spell of recording and touring with \u003cstrong\u003eMilton Nascimento\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eSom Imaginario\u003c\/strong\u003e performed a concert in celebration of Nature Day in Brasilia. The recordings of the show would become \u003cem\u003eBanda Da Capital\u003c\/em\u003e, which, for the past half century, has laid dormant, waiting for its mystical power to be untapped.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the band that day were original members \u003cstrong\u003eWagner Tiso\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eFredera\u003c\/strong\u003e, joined by \u003cstrong\u003eNivaldo Ornelas\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ePaulinho Braga\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eJamil Joanes\u003c\/strong\u003e. Operating within such a hugely creative and free-spirited scene meant line-up fluctuations were inevitable, and former \u003cstrong\u003eSom Imaginario\u003c\/strong\u003e members also include \u003cstrong\u003eLaudir de Oliveira\u003c\/strong\u003e (who left to join Chicago), \u003cstrong\u003eNana Vasconcelos\u003c\/strong\u003e (who also moved to work in the US), \u003cstrong\u003eZe Rodrix\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eRobertinho Silva\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eNovelli\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eToninho Horta\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTitled after the Belo Horizonte radio station where they would practice during their youth, the show opens with \"\u003cem\u003eRadio Guarany\u003c\/em\u003e\", an improvisation led by \u003cstrong\u003ePaulinho Braga\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eNivaldo Ornelas\u003c\/strong\u003e. The track morphs into \u003cstrong\u003eNivaldo Ornelas\u003c\/strong\u003e' composition \"\u003cem\u003eXa Mate\u003c\/em\u003e\", which also opens \u003cem\u003eMilton Nascimento's Milagre dos Peixes ao Vivo\u003c\/em\u003e album, featuring \u003cstrong\u003eSom Imaginario\u003c\/strong\u003e and a 32-piece orchestra.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHaving grown up together in Minas Gerais, composer, arranger, and keyboard player \u003cstrong\u003eWagner Tiso\u003c\/strong\u003e had been another close musical partner of \u003cstrong\u003eMilton Nascimento\u003c\/strong\u003e's. Some of their work together includes many of Bituca's most beloved albums, including \u003cem\u003eClube Da Esquina\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMilton Nascimento (1970)\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eMaria Maria \/ Ultimo Trem\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as \u003cem\u003eNative Dancer\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eNascimento\u003c\/strong\u003e's album with \u003cstrong\u003eWayne Shorter\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExplaining the inspiration behind two of the tracks on \u003cem\u003eBanda Da Capital\u003c\/em\u003e \"\u003cem\u003eIgreja Majestosa\u003c\/em\u003e\" (written with \u003cstrong\u003eNivaldo Ornelas\u003c\/strong\u003e) and \"\u003cem\u003eOs Cafezais sem fim\u003c\/em\u003e\", \u003cstrong\u003eTiso\u003c\/strong\u003e reminisces: \"On Sundays I used to watch the coffee plantation workers entering the church. I'd see them working all week, in their humble, dirty clothes. But I was always enchanted by their immaculate dress on Sundays. Taken from a line in a poem by my father, which became the hymn of the city of Tres Pontas, the song 'the majestic church and the endless coffee plantations' became sacred for me, because it came from something joyful, from the workers.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the album's most tender moments is a beautiful rendition of the post-tropicalista folk-rock classic \"\u003cem\u003eSabado\u003c\/em\u003e\", written by \u003cstrong\u003eFredera\u003c\/strong\u003e for \u003cstrong\u003eSom Imaginario\u003c\/strong\u003e's debut album. The lyrics are typical of the \"desbunde\": those on the Brazilian left whose response to authoritarianism was a politics of pacifist, often psychedelic, non-conformity (similar to that of \"dropping out\" in the US)... \"Eu quero o ceu e vou com guizos nos sapatos \/ Minha roupa em farrapos coloridos vou rasgar \/ E vou dancar entre os cristais azuis do tempo e esquecer\" \"I want the sky and will go with bells on my shoes \/ I will tear my clothes into colourful rags \/ And I will dance among the blue crystals of time to forget\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJamil Joanes\u003c\/strong\u003e, best known as a member of \u003cem\u003eBanda Black Rio\u003c\/em\u003e, is another Minas Gerais native. 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