Georgetown philosopher Bryce Huebner informed me via Twitter yesterday that he was listening to Krig-ha, Bandolo! (1973), the legendary first solo album by the legendary Raul Seixas. (I was convinced that I had already written a BMoF on Raul Seixas, but now I can’t find it, so probably not then.) In turn, Bryce was reminded of the album by Boston University philosopher Aaron Garrett – great to see all these philosophers with such exquisite musical taste! So to ensure that Krig-ha, Bandolo! becomes even more popular among my fellow philosophers, here are two of its classics: ‘Mosca na Sopa’ and ‘Metamorfose Ambulante’. The whole album is quite experimental, with psychedelic undertones. ‘Mosca’, for example, mixes capoeira beats with classic rock’n’roll (mixing Brazilian regional beats with rock is a constant theme in his music).
Raul Seixas died prematurely in 1989, but remains extremely popular among Brazilian hippies, psychedelics, mystics, rockers etc. Every year on his birthday (June 28th), legions of fans throw a parade in his honor in Sao Paulo. It is perhaps hard to appreciate the significance of his music out of this broader context, but I bet many other philosophers will follow Bryce and Aaron’s lead and become Raul Seixas enthusiasts. Raul was himself very interested in philosophy, with a clear mystical bent. It is perhaps also worth noticing that one of his main collaborators early in his career was Paulo Coelho -- yes, that Paulo Coelho. Some of Raul's greatest songs were co-written with Coelho (e.g. 5 of the songs in Krig-ha, Bandolo!); well, I guess it's fair to say he should have kept it to song-writing... Anyhow, without further ado, here is Raul.
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