CAETANO VELOSO - CAETANO VELOSO - TRANSA - LP emi-umc But this is Stuart Murdoch

But this is Stuart Murdoch

The great singer of love songs himself

Impossibly out-of-print for years and never available outside of Canada

whether the streets are lined with pylons or palm trees

Pulling the songs out of the can to finalize them for the album – including re-writing and re-working almost all the songs – Walker

CAETANO VELOSO - CAETANO VELOSO - TRANSA - LP emi-umc But this is Stuart MurdochTransa is generally regarded as a classic and was recorded while the artist was exiled in London, though he returned to Brazil shortly after completing it. The sound of 70s electric rock predominates, fused with Brazilian rhythms and percussion, berimbau sounds, and his own violo playing. Perhaps this is why this album has seemed to gain in stature over the years. It offers enough Western styles to keep outsiders interested but also sounds undoubtedly