Caetano Veloso & David Byrne: Live at Carnegie Hall – review

(Nonesuch)David Byrne's world music label Luaka Bop introduced the likes of Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil to a new western audience in 1989. Fifteen years later, Veloso invited "my favourite American artist" to appear with him in New York, and now – after a mysterious delay – that 2004 concert is finally released. It was worth the wait. This is an intriguing acoustic set backed by their own guitars, with occasional help from the celebrated Brazilian cellist Jaques Morelenbaum and percussio...

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