Som Imaginario (Imaginary Sound) is one of Brazil's most influential and astounding rock groups, yet their name isn't known outside of hardcore psych collectors circles. Born out of the acclaimed Tropicalia movement of the late 1960s to back musical wunderkind Milton Nascimento on his early solo albums, they fused traditional Brazilian music with Hendrix-flavoured guitar pyrotechics, Sly Stone-style funk, Os Mutantes-inspired anarchy and classic Beatlesque pop melodicism (a fundamental ingredient of Brazilian '60s and 70s rock). Their self-titled debut appeared in 1970 and captured them at their most innovative and exciting. Never before released outside of their native Brazil, Rev-Ola is proud to present the truly staggering music of Som Imaginario! Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.