Os Mutantes TV 1969

Ran across this most excellent video from Brazilian psychedelic craftsmen Os Mutantes playing live on French TV in 1969.  Song offerings include Bat Macumba and my favorite track Penis Et Circensis from their self-titled album from 1968.

Os Mutantes participated in a musical/art movement in Brazil called Tropicalia (also Tropicalismo) which was met with much political resistance from the Brazilian government in the late 1960s. Legislation limiting freedom of speech and arrests of many of the artists participating in the movement rapidly followed it's inception.  Other Tropicalia artists include Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, and Gal Costa, all worth checking out if unfamiliar.

May you enjoy this video safely and without political retribution.