Brazil

Rodney Anonymous vs. the World

by Rodney Anonymous

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Published: Mar 14, 2007

Caetano Veloso Ce Brazil

Forro in the Dark Bonfires of Sao Joao Brazil

Brazil is a country so vast that its borders are capable of encompassing not only the candirú — a parasitic Amazonian fish that actually swims up the penis of its victim and imbeds itself in the host organism's urethra (proponents of intelligent design are hereby encouraged to wade waist-deep in the Amazon) — but also singer Caetano Veloso and self-proclaimed "party-starters" Forro in the Dark (neither of whom have yet to embed themselves in anyone's urethra).

Caetano Veloso's latest CD, Ce (Universal Music), is a mighty fine recording that truly gets better with each listen. Sparse and haunting, stripped down and raw, with occasional jarring guitar stabs: the lilting, mournful laments of a man with an angry fish jammed way up his wee-wee.

Forro in the Dark's newest effort on Nublu records, Bonfires of Sao Joao (on which the lads cover our new bestest Brazilian buddy Caetano Veloso's "Cajuina"), on the other hand, is much, much lighter fare. Lounge music is combined with Andean panpipes and intermittently accompanied by David Byrne sounding like he sounded on everything he did in the late '80s. (Ed Grimly bonus points for having a band member who plays the triangle.) It's not great, but it's kind of catchy and still more enjoyable than finding a fish in your penis.

Verdict:

Sorry, Caetano and the Forro boys, but not even that giant statue of Jesus that peers down upon Rio de Janeiro is gonna spook that candirú fish outta your collective schlongs. You're going to need the best medical advice that the United States can offer: the first three seasons of House on DVD.

Like a cyber candirú, www.rodneyanonymous.com is there.

 

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