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Os Mutantes (Portuguese language|Portuguese for
The Mutants) was an influential band that arose
out of Brazil|Brazil's Tropicalia movement of the
late 1960s.  

==Style==
Even during a period of worldwide musical
experimentation and exploration, Os Mutantes stood
out as being inventive with their musical styles,
spanning psychedelia, Pop music|pop, blues, and
rock and roll|rock genres.  The group experimented
with distortion, wordplay, feedback, and unusual
instruments to create a free and playful pop
sound. According to the liner notes of Everything
is Possible, one of the main instruments on Le
Premier Bonheur du Jour is an aerosol bugspray
can. In their later years, Os Mutantes were under
a high influence of progressive rock.

==History==
Os Mutantes was formed in SĂŁo Paulo (city)|SĂŁo
Paulo, Brazil, in 1966 by brothers Arnaldo
Baptista (bass, keyboards and vocals) and SĂ©rgio
Dias (guitars and vocals) along with their lead
singer Rita Lee. In 1971 the bassist Liminha and
drummer Dinho officialy joined the band.  They
delivered five albums before Lee departed, or was
fired (accounts differ), in 1972 to start her own
solo career. Arnaldo left the band in 73 due to
problems with LSD, followed by Dinho and, a year
later, Liminha. With only SĂ©rgio Dias as an
original member, the band continued on with other
musicians until its dissolution in 1978.

==Contemporaries==
Os Mutantes worked closely with other tropicalia
and MPB artists of their time, including:
* Caetano Veloso
* Gilberto Gil
* Gal Costa
* Tom ZĂ©
* Nara LeĂŁo

==Influence==
Os Mutantes influenced a great deal of Brazilian
bands such as Pato Fu and JĂșpiter Maçã. Many
underground, indie and independent recent bands
are retaking their advances in Brazilian music and
rock, such as humor and experimentalism. 
Though Os Mutantes never spread to mainstream
Western consciousness, they did influence many
English-speaking artists.  For example, Kurt
Cobain publicly requested a reunion tour from the
trio in 1993, Beck released an experimental album
called Mutations (album)|Mutations with the hit
song Tropicalia, and David Byrne wore a Mutantes
style giant suit for Talking Heads performances,
and assembled Everything is Possible, the Os
Mutantes' compilation album released by Luaka Bop
in 1999.

==Discography==

*Os Mutantes (1968)  
# Panis et Circenses - (Gilberto Gil / Caetano
Veloso)
# A Minha Menina - (Jorge Ben)
# O RelĂłgio - (Os Mutantes)
# Adeus Maria FulĂŽ - (Humberto Teixeira / Sivuca)
# Baby - (Caetano Veloso)
# Senhor F - (Os Mutantes)
# Bat Macumba - (Gilberto Gil / Caetano Veloso)
# Le Premier Bonheur du Jour - (Jean Renard /
Frank Gerald)
# Trem Fantasma - (Caetano Veloso / Os Mutantes)
# Tempo no Tempo (Once There Was A Time I Thought)
- (John Phillips / Version: Os Mutantes)
# Ave Gengis Khan - (Os Mutantes)
   
Participants: Rogério Duprat (arrangements);
Jorge Ben (voice and acoustic guitar); Dirceu
(bateria).

Director of Production: Manoel Bareinbein
  

*Mutantes (1969)
# Dom Quixote - (Arnaldo Baptista / Rita Lee)   
# NĂŁo VĂĄ Se Perder Por AĂ­ - (Raphael Vilardi /
Roberto Loyola)   
# Dia 36 - (Johnny Dandurand / Mutantes)   
# 2001 - (Rita Lee / Tom ZĂ©)   
# Algo Mais - (Mutantes)   
# Fuga nÂș2 - (Mutantes)   
# Banho de Lua (Tintarella di Luna) - (B. Fillipi
/ F. Migiacci / VersĂŁo: Fred Jorge)  
# Rita Lee - (Mutantes)   
# Qualquer Bobagem - (Tom ZĂ© / Mutantes)   
# Caminhante Noturno - (Arnaldo Baptista / Rita
Lee) 

Participants: Rogério Duprat (arrangements);
Dinho (drums); Liminha (viola).  

Director of Production: Manoel Bareinbein
  

*A Divina Comédia Ou Ando Meio Desligado (1970)  
# Ando Meio Desligado - (Arnaldo Baptista / Rita
Lee / SĂ©rgio Dias)   
# Quem Tem Medo de Brincar de Amor - (Arnaldo
Baptista / Rita Lee)   
# Ave LĂșcifer - (Arnaldo Baptista / Rita Lee /
Élcio Decário)   
# Desculpe, Babe - (Arnaldo Baptista / Rita Lee)  

# Meu Refrigerador NĂŁo Funciona - (Arnaldo
Baptista / Rita Lee / SĂ©rgio Dias)   
# Hey Boy - (Arnaldo Baptista / Rita Lee)   
# Preciso Urgentemente Encontrar Um Amigo -
(Roberto Carlos / Erasmo Carlos)   
# ChĂŁo de Estrelas - (Orestes Barbosa / SĂ­lvio
Caldas)   
# Jogo de Calçada - (Arnaldo Baptista / Wandler
Cunha / Ilton Oliveira)   
# Haleluia - (Arnaldo Baptista)   
# Oh! Mulher Infiel - (Arnaldo Baptista)  
 
Participants: Raphael Vilardi (acoustic guitar and
vocals); NanĂĄ Vasconcelos (percussion); Dinho
(drums); Liminha (bass); Rogério Duprat
(arrangements) 

Director of Production: Arnaldo Sacomani
  

*Jardim Elétrico (1971)    
# Top Top - (Mutantes / Liminha)   
# Benvinda - (Arnaldo Baptista / Rita Lee)   
# Tecnicolor - (Arnaldo Baptista / Rita Lee /
SĂ©rgio Dias)   
# El Justiceiro - (Arnaldo Baptista / Rita Lee /
SĂ©rgio Dias)   
# It's Very Nice PrĂĄ Xuxu - (Arnaldo Baptista /
Rita Lee / SĂ©rgio Dias)   
# Portugal de Navio - (Arnaldo Baptista / Rita Lee
/ SĂ©rgio Dias)   
# VirgĂ­nia - (Arnaldo Baptista / Rita Lee /
SĂ©rgio Dias)   
# Jardim Elétrico - (Arnaldo Baptista / Rita Lee
/ SĂ©rgio Dias)   
# Lady, Lady - (Mutantes / Liminha)   
# SaravĂĄ - (Arnaldo Baptista / Rita Lee / SĂ©rgio
Dias)   
# Baby - (Caetano Veloso / Version: Mutantes)   

Participants: Rogério Duprat (arrangements) 

Director of Production: Arnaldo Baptista 
  

*Mutantes e Seus Cometas no PaĂ­s do Baurets
(1972)
# Posso Perder Minha Mulher, Minha MĂŁe, Desde que
Eu Tenha o Rock and Roll - (Arnaldo Baptista /
Rita Lee / Liminha)   
# Vida de Cachorro - (Rita Lee / Arnaldo Baptista
/ SĂ©rgio Dias)   
# Dune Buggy - (Rita Lee / Arnaldo Baptista /
SĂ©rgio Dias)   
# Cantor de Mambo - (Élcio Decário / Arnaldo
Baptista / Rita Lee)   
# Beijo Exagerado - (Arnaldo Baptista / Rita Lee /
SĂ©rgio Dias) / Todo Mundo Pastou - (Ismar S.
Andrade "BororĂł")   
# Balada do Louco - (Arnaldo Baptista / Rita Lee) 
 
# A Hora e a Vez do Cabelo Nascer - (Liminha /
Mutantes)   
# Rua Augusta - (Hervé Cordovil)   
# Mutantes e Seus Cometas no PaĂ­s do Baurets -
(Ronaldo Leme / Liminha / Mutantes)   
# Todo Mundo Pastou II - (Ismar S. Andrade
"BororĂł")   

Director of Production: Arnaldo Baptista 
  

*Tudo Foi Feito Pelo Sol (1974)
# Deixe Entrar um Pouco D’Água no Quintal -
(SĂ©rgio Dias / Liminha / Rui Motta)   
# PitĂĄgoras - (TĂșlio MourĂŁo)   
# Desanuviar - (SĂ©rgio Dias / Liminha)   
# Eu SĂł Penso em te Ajudar - (SĂ©rgio Dias  /
Liminha)   
# CidadĂŁo da Terra - (SĂ©rgio Dias / Liminha)   
# O ContrĂĄrio de Nada É Nada - (SĂ©rgio Dias /
TĂșlio MourĂŁo)   
# Tudo Foi Feito Pelo Sol - (SĂ©rgio Dias) 

Production: Mutantes
  

*Ao Vivo (1976)  
# Anjos do Sul - (SĂ©rgio Dias)   
# Benvindos - (Sérgio Dias) / Mistérios -
(SĂ©rgio Dias)   
# Trem - (Paul de Castro) / Dança dos Ventos -
(Mutantes)   
# Sagitarius - (SĂ©rgio Dias)   
# Esquizofrenia - (SĂ©rgio Dias)   
# Rio de Janeiro - (Paul de Castro)   
# Loucura Pouca É Bobagem - (Luciano Alves /
SĂ©rgio Dias)   
# Hey Tu - (SĂ©rgio Dias / Paul de Castro)   
# Rock’n’Roll City - (SĂ©rgio Dias)   
# Tudo Explodindo - (Rui Motta / Paul de Castro)  

# Grand Finale - (Luciano Alves / SĂ©rgio Dias)   
# Anjos do Sul - (SĂ©rgio Dias) 

Production: Peninha Schmidt


*O A E O Z (1992; recorded in 1973)   
# "A" e o "Z" - (Mutantes)   
# Rolling Stone - (Mutantes)   
# VocĂȘ Sabe - (Mutantes)   
# Hey Joe - (Mutantes)   
# Uma Pessoa SĂł - (Mutantes)   
# Ainda Vou Transar com VocĂȘ - (Mutantes)   

Production: Mutantes  


*Tecnicolor (2000; recorded in 1970)
# Panis et Circenses  (Gilberto Gil / Caetano
Veloso / English Lyrics: Mutantes)  
# Bat Macumba  (Gilberto Gil / Caetano Veloso)
# Virginia (Arnaldo Baptista / Rita Lee / SĂ©rgio
Dias)  
# She's My Shoo Shoo  (Jorge Ben / English Lyrics:
Mutantes)  
# I Feel a Little Spaced Out  (Arnaldo Baptista /
Rita Lee / SĂ©rgio Dias)  
# Baby  (Caetano Veloso / English Lyrics:
Mutantes)  
# Tecnicolor  (Arnaldo Baptista / Rita Lee /
SĂ©rgio Dias)  
# El Justiciero  (Arnaldo Baptista / Rita Lee /
SĂ©rgio Dias)  
# I'm Sorry Baby  (Arnaldo Baptista / Rita Lee)  
# Adeus Maria FulĂŽ  (Humberto Teixeira / Sivuca) 

# Le Premier Bonheur du Jour  (Jean Gerald / Frank
Renard)  
# Saravah  (Arnaldo Baptista / Rita Lee / SĂ©rgio
Dias)  
# Panis et Circenses (Reprise) (Gilberto Gil /
Caetano Veloso / English Lyrics: Mutantes)

Production: Carlos Olmes