On the night of remembrance in Rio de Janeiro, Raimundo Fagner surprised the audience with his humorous and affectionate account of his encounter with Caetano Veloso.
“It was at the Novos Baianos farm. I looked up and he was high up in a guava tree. That’s where I saw Caetano for the first time, and he’s still my idol,” he said, drawing laughter and applause. This memory is not only fun, but also reveals an entire generation’s admiration for one of the most original artists in Brazilian music.
This episode took place in the 1970s, when the music scene was booming between Rio and Bahia. Still a young man, Fagner carefully observed the movement that Caetano helped strengthen: a bold combination of poetry, counterculture, and modernity. Decades later, the Ceará native said that meeting was “the beginning of a life full of inspiration and respect.”
Both are the centerpiece of the Estilo Brasil Festival, have deep roots in the Northeast, and share a trajectory marked by a search for musical identity. If Fagner built his work on the bridge between Certan and the city of MPB, Caetano took Bahia into the world, transforming local elements into a universal aesthetic. Their friendship, punctuated by collaborations and reunions, reveals the emotional bonds that weave the history of Brazilian music.
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Caetano echoed this praise in an interview, saying Fagner is “one of the most passionate interpreters of Brazilian music, with a rare intensity.” Their exchange of compliments shows that the dialogue between artists remains alive even decades into their careers.
This time, the people of Brasilia will have the opportunity to see this “idol” in action. Caetano Veloso will be the next big highlight of the Estilo Brasil festival on December 11th, promising a presentation that combines history, emotion and invention.
The Estilo Brasil Festival is organized by Banco do Brasil Estilo. big city And oh! art.
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schedule
Pararamas do Sucesso and Dado Villa Lobos
Tour: Celebrating 40 years of classics November 21st
Caetano Veloso
December 11th
Linecar
December 14th
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Location: Ulysses Convention Center Tickets: Digital Box Office
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