All hail Beirut! As the legend goes, Zach Condon dropped out of school at the tender age of 16 to stumble through the streets of Europe. During his drunken travels he was introduced to Balkan folk music by a group of Serbian artists and from that moment on the man was forever changed (or at least I like to think so)

Melancholic horns, weeping strings, ukuleles and accordions aplenty lay the foundation for Condon’s ancient voice. At 23 years young its safe to say Beirut has cemented their place in this generations music.

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Os Mutantes, the psychedelic, brazilian rock trio recently signed to Anti - to record “Haih”, their first new record in 35 years. Os Mutantes became popular in 60’s in Brazil as part of the Tropicalia movement that they helped give birth to. They have worked with the likes of other great Tropicalia artists such as Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, and Gal Costa to name a few. Haih, set to release on September 8th of this year will include songs in collaboration with Jorge Ben and Tom Ze; two other artists who had an influence in the Tropicalia movement as well. If you haven’t had the pleasure of listening to Os Mutantes, I have posted some videos for your viewing pleasure below – so check em out. Keep Listening.

Os Mutantes – A Minha Menina

This next video is some early Os Mutantes performing with Gilberto Gil on a song called “Domingo no Parque”, more in the genre of MPB (Musica Popular Brasilera) aka Brazilian pop music. Awesome video!
Gilberto Gil w/Os Mutantes – Domingo no Parque

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