Although Lee's solo career has waxed and waned over the years, she staged a comeback in 2001 with the release of 3001, an album that earned her the Latin Grammy Award for Best Rock Album in 2001.īorn Rita Lee Jones on December 31, 1947, in São Paulo, Brazil, she is the daughter of American and Italian immigrants. Os Mutantes' bizarre and complicated lyrics deliberately confounded the military dictatorship's censors, allowing them to express political dissent, and their use of electric guitars and effects machines startled musical traditionalists. Defined by sociopolitical commentary and creative music, tropicalia was the forerunner of the more contemporary musica popular Brasileira (MPB).
Her groundbreaking band, Os Mutantes (the Mutants), was a major force in the introduction of tropicalia, a musical style that began as a reaction to Brazil's 1964 coup and the dictatorship that followed.
Rita Lee exemplifies Brazilian rock 'n' roll. Addresses: Record company-Universal Music Ltda, Rua Said Aiach 305, São Paulo, Brazil. Born Rita Lee Jones on December 31, 1947, in São Paulo, Brazil married Roberto de Carvalho, 1996 children: Beto, Joao, Tui Lee.
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