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Cast

David Byrne

David Byrne

Self

Susan Young

Susan Young

Self

Charlie Gillett

Charlie Gillett

Self

Crew

Bruce Ashley

Bruce Ashley

Editor

Rebecca Goldstone

Rebecca Goldstone

Producer

Malcolm Gerrie

Malcolm Gerrie

Executive Producer

Peter Greenslade

Peter Greenslade

Sound

Eugene O’Connor

Eugene O’Connor

Lighting Camera

Declan Lowney

Declan Lowney

Director

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Beleza Tropical

19900.0 / 1025 min
Documentary

Overview

This half-hour documentary was screened on Channel 4 in 1989. Charlie Gillett is in conversation with David Byrne and Susan Young. Gillett explores Byrne's interest in the music composed during Brazil's repressive political regime spanning the 1960's -1980’s, and Byrne's 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.