In 1986, the Brazilian musician spoke to the BBC about cultural imperialism in Brazilian music
In 1986, Tom Jobimone of the biggest names in Brazilian music, gave an interview in which he expressed concern about the influence of cultural imperialism. On that occasion, the musician even spoke about what would be the end of Brazilian music for him.BBC
“What I noticed and what I tried to draw attention to was the following: Brazilian music, which was doing very well, suddenly ended, right? Today we are breathing a little, right? An atmosphere of greater freedom,” said the artist who, at the time, was on tour in the United States, Europe and Japan.
The maestro also reflected on the military dictatorship, which had just ended: “The repression was very great not only in music. In cinema, in literature, in theater, in music, in all sectors. You saw that artists were persecuted, they moved away. Some went into exile. I went to the United States. Chico [Buarque] went to Italy. Caetano [Veloso] and the [Gilberto] Gil went to London.”
“I think it’s important that you can work in Brazil. Do things freely, without having your phone recorded. This all creates a suffocating atmosphere.”
Source: Rollingstone
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