Beatriz Azevedo is poet, singer, songwriter, theater director and actress, a Brazilian multi-artist. In New York, her music was captured in a live recording at Lincoln Center that originated her first live album titled “antroPOPhagia”, released by label Discmedi/Biscoito Fino.
“antroPOPhagia” is the first live album by Beatriz Azevedo, who has had 3 studio albums produced before: “Bumbum Do Poeta”, “Mapa-Mundi” y “Alegria” (2008, Discmedi).
In the new CD, Vinicius Cantuária signs 2 songs with Beatriz, “Devora” and “Alegria”, and the Musical Director is Cristóvão Bastos, maestro to Gal Costa, Nana Caymmi, partner of Chico Buarque and Paulinho da Viola. “AntroPOPhagia” is a creation showing Brazil without clichês, opening a critique and questioning different perspectives about Brazil.
The repertory of the album “antroPOPhagia” is original and written and composed by Beatriz Azevedo, and also includes one song by Cole Porter and another by Tom Jobim, both songs totally recreated by Beatriz’ arrangements; she also put music to many texts by the writer Oswald de Andrade (1890 – 1954), author of the Antropofagia concept, (that later influenced Tropicalia, Mangue Bit, and many cultural movements in the 20th century).