Tom Zé

tropicália pioneerBrazilian experimental popfound sound & percussionpsychedelic tropicalism

Born Antônio José Santana Martins, October 11, 1936 in Irará, Bahia, Brazil, Zé is a representative of Brazil's alternative sound, not only because of his use of objects as instruments, but also for his attitudes and for his eccentric, vivid style. Influential in the Tropicalia movement, Zé contributed -- along with Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Gal Costa, Os Mutantes, and Nara Leão -- to the watershed tropicalia album/manifesto Tropicália: ou Panis et Circenses.

Influenced by: João Gilberto, Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Os Mutantes

Active:
1960s-present
Scene:
Bahia / São Paulo, Brazil
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