Caetano Veloso

World culture in human form

»Caetanear« isn’t officially a verb in Portuguese. But since the word was used by Caetano Veloso as an album title, everyone in Brazil at least knows what the wordplay points to. »Cantar« means »to sing«, so »caetanear« is the unique way in which the grandmaster of tropicalismo has been singing his songs for decades. In summer 2021, Caetano Veloso delighted the audience in the Elbphilharmonie Grand Hall with his clear, light voice in two solo concerts on the same evening. He now returns with his band to perform songs from his new album »Meu Coco«, which he wrote during the coronavirus period.