Not just another compilation. Tropicî¡lia, or Tropicalismo, was at once a response to military dictatorship and an attempt to expand Brazilian music by infusing ideas from all parts of the globe, even so far as an attempt to create a 'universal music.' This monumental compilation is the work of a like minded collective - radicals that would subvert and forever change the art and politics of Brazil, specifically Gilberto Gil, become a member or log in.