Beleza Tropical

This halfhour documentary was screened on Channel 4 in 1989 Charlie Gillett is in conversation with David Byrne and Susan Young Gillett explores Byrnes interest in the music composed during Brazils repressive political regime spanning the 1960s 1980s and Byrnes aim to introduce a wider audience to this music by compiling a series of albums featuring musicians from that era Byrne asked Young to direct the animated film Beleza Tropical Umbabarauma to accompany the first of these albums Young describes her approach to the making of the film and reflects upon this subtle and fascinating genre of music The soundtrack features various artists from the album Beleza Tropical Brazil Classics 1