CCVP wrote: Meh, the same as here, except without space and folk and with post metal Did Franck and Salazar have policies regarding "intruding" cultural influences? That might also explain it.

I forgot to mention that we have a Psych/Space Rock scene, the Barcelos scene, although not every band is progressive.

andreol263 wrote: MAA's(Marco Antonio Araujo)Influencias album is a complete masterpiece from my country(Brazil), finally i've found someone who is in the same level of Bacamarte album, i'm going forward all his works right now, and i recommend some of you too!!

Totally agree with you, Andre! MAA live forever!

Just something about Secos & Molhados: initially I indicate them as crossover, exactly because of the art rock approaches. And yes, they called themselves as a rock group, not MPB. If you watch the João Ricardo videos on youtube, its quite clear his rock influences. But they were, of course, a pop art group.

Its a pity that I take so long to check out this topic. Most bands were already remembered, so my list will be just complementary. But, lets do it!
- Quinteto Armorial: not rock, not prog, but a quintessential group to undewrstand the re-thinking of the northeastern (NORDESTINA!) music. From the movement of the late Ariano Suassuna, the creator of Auto da Compadecida. Great medieval sounds in a full northeastern fashion.
- Cheiro de Vida: as Guigo said, chimarrão drinkers. Ecletic album, full of... everything.
- Bixo da Seda: LEGENDARY. The very first of the ROCK GAUCHO bands. I will indicate them to the site very soon.
- Milton Nascimento: you probably know him already, but... why not? There is a lot of beautiful music he produced.
- Kaoll: sadly rejected by the Jazz team to be put here in the progarchives, they are a great Jazz Rock-Progressive Rock group, that have worked with the legendary Lanny Gordin.
- THE ALLMIGHTY SATANIQUE SAMBA TRIO. DONT TRY TO UNDERSTAND, JUST FELL IT. I really wonder how foreigners can understand their sound... but apparently they did, because its one of the recent brazilian bands most well reviwed here.
- I couldnt made a post without talk about the comrads: not prog, just folk, the great Zeca Afonso.
- The soon-to-be-added-on-progarchives, PAEBIRU. One day, the gods ask themselves: "what if we took all the nordestinos musicians in a single acid trip inside folk music?" Then, Paebiru was born.
- Alceu Valença, another "why not?" artist. Mainly his initial career, most ecletic and adventurous in the sound. And because I have a photo with him
- The two main avant-gard musicians: Tom Zé and Arrigo Barnabé. Dont forget to check them.
- And ANOTHER why not is Jorge Mautner. The great composer of Maracatu Atomico.
- The great Egberto Gismonti, as well.

Oh boy, what a mess of a list. There is absolutely no criteria on what I did above.
Any doubts, any more suggestions you can send me a message as well.

Estamos aí pra isso, em bom brasileirês.

How a canadian knows (and likes) forró!?

Well, we GAUCHOS are quite regionalists. So... this is real music:


And when classical music meets regional music...

^ The back band is still Som Imaginário in 1975? The Milton Nascimento album from 1970, that I know its them have a lot of this kind of sound in it.

Nice! I saw him here in my town this year. He attended a Gal Costa concert (seated right in front of me and my mother, she went crazy) and in the next day he presented in a great park we have here. It was awesome.

There is a lot of progressive music in Brasil but only a few of is prog-rock.

GKR wrote: How a canadian knows (and likes) forró!?

Bacamarte´s "Depois Do Fim" with beautiful vocals by Jane Dupoc.

Son.of.Tiresias wrote: Bacamarte´s "Depois Do Fim" with beautiful vocals by Jane Dupoc. Really exist other artists/bands in the same level ? Is there anyone who could really equal to Jane´s vocal abilities, in classical beautiful tone vein ? Honestly ? Please enlighten us, we would really appreciate.