Caetano Veloso and Banda Cê at Paramount Theatre, September 19, 2014

SFJAZZ presents Caetano Veloso and Banda Cê
2014-09-19
Paramount Theatre
2025 Broadway, Oakland, CA
8:00 PM, Friday, September 19, 2014

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[8:16 PM lights down, announcements from RK]

1. [8:20 PM] A Bossa Nova é Foda
2. [8:24 PM] Baby
3. [8:28 PM] Quando o Galo Cantou
4. [8:32 PM] Abraçaço
5. [8:38 PM] Parabéns
6. [8:42 PM] Homem
7. [8:46 PM] Um Comunista
8. [8:5m PM] Triste Bahia
9. [8:55 PM] Estou Triste
10. [9:00 PM] Odeio
11. [9:05 PM] Escapulário
12. [9:10 PM] Funk Melódico
13. [9:17 PM] Alguém Cantando
14. [9:19 PM] Quero Ser Justo
15. [9:23 PM] Eclipse Oculto
16. [9:27 PM] De Noite na Cama
17. [9:30 PM] O Império da Lei
18. [9:34 PM] Reconvexo
19. [9:39 PM] Você Não Entende Nada
    [set ends 9:43 PM]
     
    Encore
20. [9:45 PM] Tonada de Luna Llena (solo guitar, en español)
21. [9:48 PM] Nine Out of Ten (english)
22. [9:52 PM] A Luz de Tieta
    [show ends 9:56 PM; bow and then all off]

• Marcelo Callado: drums;
• Ricardo Dias Gomes: bass, Fender-Rhodes electric piano;
• Pedro Sá: guitar;
• Caetano Veloso: acoustic guitar, vox.

I suppose the safe thing to say is that this show met my expectations. I knew that it would be more pop than rock or jazz, and that the balcony would be a superior spot for observing the show, and so the event unfolded in accordance with that advance research. I was a little surprised by the stage decoration – several large pieces of abstract art that Caetano stopped to contemplate now and then throughout the show. Was this an indication that we too should engage the works that way? My confusion probably would have been lessened if I understood enough Portuguese to follow Caetano's banter, but being a typically uncultured dunce of an American, it all sailed over my head in a wash of vowels and soft consonants.

All in all, it was a fun gig, though I'll probably let a few years pass before seeing him again, as the musical substance of the show didn't quite grab me enough to make me more enthusiastic.

Huge thanks to the folks who posted to Setlist.fm, my notes were pathetic!

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