Rita Lee, the Brazilian singer, musician, composer and a founder of Os Mutantes, has died. She was 75. "We communicate the passing of Rita Lee, in her home, in São Paulo, late last night, surrounded ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rita Lee, one of Brazil’s top-selling rock artists and an original member of the tropicalia band Os Mutantes, died on May 5 after ...

The new incarnation of the group has garnered rave reviews, both for its post-2000 reunion albums and its electrifying concerts. Credit: Courtesy Photo / Os Mutantes Sixties-era Brazilian group Os ...

Almost three decades after the last incarnation of Os Mutantes played its final gig, the seminal Brazilian rock band has reunited for its first tour of the United States, including a performance on ...

Being a fan of Brazilian psych-rock heroes Os Mutantes in the U.S. isn’t the most casual thing that can happen, though happy accidents tend to play a role. The original trio dissolved in the 1970s, ...

Mention Brazilian music and most people instantly picture well-tanned Ipanema girls swaying to soft guitars, or perhaps gold-spattered samba dancers at Carnaval time. But there were moments when the ...

“It caught me by surprise, in a level I was not prepared, like a punch to the solar plexus.” Sérgio Dias’ ebullient voice admits he was late to understand the recent impact Os Mutantes had on ...

Os Mutantes were one of the most influential rock groups to emerge during the late ’60s in Brazil. The band – initially a trio with Rita Lee, Arnaldo Baptista and his brother Sergio Dias – fell under ...

The hipster and indie aud for the Os Mutantes show at the El Rey was much younger then you'd expect to see for a band that broke up in 1978. Although the songs played were older than most of the aud, ...

Tipitina's, 501 Napoleon Ave., 895-8477; www.tipitinas.com Tickets $20 advance purchase, $25 door There is no direct American analogue to the Tropicalistas, the loose collective of artists, actors, ...