Above: Ney Matogrosso rockin the house on TV Tupi, 1973
Soon after pinaxos uploaded the Os Mutantes video that you all are diggin, he uploaded an even more obscure gem: a video of tv appearances by the Brasilian band Secos e Molhados (Dry and Wet). I had never heard of the group. When I first watched the video I was stunned. Standing on a red carpet with a blue curtain backdrop, three men stood. The singer's face is painted with a white and black tribal pattern. He's wearing bird feathers, no shirt, a star on his arm, and elaborate looking pants. Behind him two men strum guitars. Both are wearing satin suits, have full beards, and have half of their faces painted white. They look corpse-like. This charismatic singer struts around and begins to sing in a soprano voice. It is 1973 and Secos e Molhados are performing "Sangue Latino" (Latin Blood). The singer, Ney Matogrosso, is a fascinating mix of Perry Farrell, Iggy Pop, David Bowie, a shaman, and a cabaret singer. He also sticks his tongue out in a grimace at the end of some songs. Before you say that they ripped off Kiss--apparently it's the other way around. Secos e Molhados had the elaborate stage makeup long before the boys from the Bronx.
The video includes several versions of 5 songs, from a tv studio to color and b&w footage. The music is glam and soul through a Brasilian lens. The song "Flores Astrais" (Astral Flowers) sounds like an Eno track. Anyway, listen for yourself:
TV appearances/Aparências da tevê (1973-1974)
01_Sangue_Latino_orig_on_TV_Tupi_Sempre_aos_domingos_1973.mp3
02_Vira_orig_on_TV_Tupi_Sempre_aos_domingos_1973.mp3
03_Vira_orig_on_TV_Tupi_1974_talkover.mp3
04_Flores_Astrais_orig_on_TV_Tupi_1974_announcer.mp3
05_vira_ed_orig_on_TV_1974_talkover.mp3
06_Rosa_de_Hiroshima_Sangue_Latino_Maracanazinho_talkover.mp3
07_Amor_orig_on_TV_Tupi_Programa_Hebe_1974.mp3
08_Rosa_de_Hiroshima_Maracanazinho.mp3
09_Sangue_Latino_Maracanazinho_announcer.mp3
10_Vira_Maracanazinho_announcer.mp3
The audio quality of these tracks is pretty good. Some tracks have announcers speaking over the music, so if anyone can translate what the announcers are saying, I'd be grateful. I'd also like to hear what you think of them. Enjoy! Boa Noite!
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Pretty amazing, and brand new to me. Wish I had more to offer, but all I have is this this mini-review I just found on Joe Sixpack's great site:
"Secos & Molhados "Secos & Molhados" (MCA, 1973)
Secos & Molhados "Secos & Molhados" (Continental, 1974)
Psychedelic glam-folk from Sao Paulo, with convincingly androgyne vocals by Ney Matogrosso. Vocally, he sounds a lot like Rita Lee, and I mean that it the best way... Os Mutantes fans should really get off on these records, which build on the same nutty rocknroll eclecticism. What else can I say? This is cool. Some of the best Brazilian rock I've heard yet, with sly wisps of acoustic folk, forro and space rock skillfully woven together. Highly recommended! (Re-released in 1999 as a 2-in-1 set on Warner Records.)"
Thanks for spreading the word about these guys!
Hey Ron,
Thanks for the info! I have to get their albums. What did you think of the mp3s?
Alberto
The MP3s are fascinating, partly because of my total lack of the language, which only heightens the wildness of the music. (The sound bites remind me of recordings from non-Western countries on the Sublime Frequencies label, which typically include all these fragments of spoken word stuff, radio ads, etc., in a crazy/cool kind of way.) I totally agree with you about the Eno-ness of that song "Flores Astrais." "Vira" is way catchy--at first I thought it was a commercial or something.
FYI, you totally sold me on their albums--I ordered one right away from the Amazon link on your site. Oh, and the AllMusic.com entry on the band has a great deal of info on them, and from there you can find a link to an equally detailed entry on Ney Matogrosso.
Hope you've seen my plug for your site on my own. In just 24 hours you've really turned me on to some fascinating stuff on your blog!
Ron's the man. Check out his site at: http://ronmusic.blogspot.com
Just bear in mind that, with the exception of the Maracanazinho performances, all the other clips are lip-synced, so what you get is the original studio recordings with the addition of applause and a few voiceovers.
The Secos e Molhados videos are no longer at www.dimeadozen.org, as you said before.
Can you give us another tip where to find it? Thanks in advance. E-mail: bigodinho@gmail.com
Thanks for a great blog!
I'd like to add that the video with Secos e Molhados is available (as a .wmv-file) at
http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2005/11/secos_e_molhado.html
Groove on!
Hello!
I am Poncio Pilatos from Brazil.
Well, I'd link to say that the title is wrong.
APARÊNCIAS NA TEVÊ (Wrong)
APARIÇÕES NA TEVÊ (Right)
Aparência
a.pa.rên.cia [apar¢esj2]
sf 1 appearance, aspect. eles tentam salvar as aparências / they try to keep up appearances. 2 semblance. 3 likelihood, likeness. as aparências enganam appearances are deceptive.
Aparição
a.pa.ri.ção [aparis¢ãw]
sf (pl aparições) 1 appearance. 2 vision
I'd like to say... :-)
Sorry! :-)
Once again thanks for sharing..muito obrigado!
E AÍ AMERICANO?!LEGAL VOÇE TER DITO UM POUCO SOBRE ESSA BANDA QUE É UMA DAS MAIS FASCINANTES DA HISTÓRIA DA MÚSICA MUNDIAL,PODE TER CERTEZA QUE ELES INFLUENCIARAM MUITOS ARTISTAS COM O SEU MAGNÍFICO TRABALHO,O PRIMEIRO DISCO DELES 1973,FOI UM GRANDE SUCESSO,E ELES SE SEPARARAM UMA SEMANA DEPOIS DA GRAVAÇÃO DO SEGUNDO DISCO EM 1974,MAIS ELES FORAM EXTREMAMENTE(AO LIMITE MESMO)INFLUENTES,TANTO QUE ATÉ ESSA BANDA BOBA DE VOÇES,O KISS,IMITARAM OS ROSTOS PINTADOS QUE FOI CRIAÇÃO DO SECOS E MOLHADOS,ELES FORAM OS PRIMEIROS DO MUNDO A USAR ESSE TIPO DE ESTILO,E ALÉM DISSO AS MÚSICAS SÃO FANTÁSTICAS,ELES USARAM POESIAS DE POETAS FAMOSOS AQUI NO BRASIL(VINÍCIUS DE MORAIS,CASSIANO RICARDO,MANUEL BANDEIRA E TAMBÉN DO PORTUGUÊS FERNANDO PESSOA)E FIZERAM MÚSICAS INACREDITAVELMENTE INCRIVEIS,ELES SÃO REALMENTE UM TESOURO NÃO SÓ DA MÚSICA BRASILEIRA MAIS DA MÚSICA GLOBAL.
Muito bom up!!!
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Congratulations people americans!!
Thank´s your posts!
Sds
Junior
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