Anger and Hunger: Mônica Vasconcelos and "O Ronco da Cuica"

Today's random song, O Ronco da Cuica, is by the Brazilian musician Mônica Vasconcelos. Born in São Paulo but living in the United Kingdom, Mônica Vasconcelos has released seven albums and has collaborated with a number of other musicians, including UK rocker Robert Wyatt and Brazilian guitarist Guinga. O Ronco da Cuica can be found on her 2017 album The São Paulo Tapes, in which she performs Brazilian bossa nova songs from the 60s and 70s during the Brazilian dictatorship, which were actually cleverly disguised protest songs through the use of double and symbolic meaning.

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Source: http://www.monicavasconcelos.com/bio.html; https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/nov/30/monica-vasconcelos-the-sao-paulo-tapes-review-bossa-nova-with-bite