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Download MP3Talk about a blast from the past: the legendary Brazilian psychedelic rock band Os Mutantes that was an engine of the 1960s Tropicalia Art movement in Brazil is resurfacing after 30 years of hiatus. Band leader and singer Sergio Dias lived and performed in and out of the United States during that time, he produced six solo albums.

Over the years, younger generations of musicians rediscovered Os Mutantes’ music several times. Both Kurt Cobain and the singer Beck tried to get them back together. But it took a misunderstanding to get the band to reunite for a special concert at the Tropicalia exhibition at the Barbican Center in London in May 2006. (Audio available after 5PM Eastern)

• Barbican Tropicalia exhibition
• Os Mutantes on MySpace

Os Mutantes’s North American tour dates:

09-19 Camp Mather Groveland, CA
09-24 Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom, Denver CO
09-25 The Waiting Room, Omaha NE
09-26 Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis MN
09-27 Subterranean, Chicago, IL
09-29 Magic Stick Detroit, MI
09-30 Beachland Ballroom, Cleveland OH
10-04 Somerville Theater, Somerville MA
10-05 World Cafe Live, Philadelphia PA
10-07 State Theatre, Falls Church VA
10-08 Webster Hall, New York NY
10-09 Mr. Smalls Theatre, Pittsburgh PA
10-10 Capitol Theatre Columbus, OH
10-11 Boomslang Music Festival, Lexington KY
10-13 Skippers Smokehouse, Tampa FL
10-14 Culture Room, Ft. Lauderdale FL
10-15 Club at Firestone Orlando, FL
10-16 Variety Playhouse Atlanta, GA
10-17 Tipitinas New Orleans LA
10-18 La Zona Rosa, Austin, TX