“Se oriente, rapaz ...”: mysticism, duality and anomie in the song “Oriente” (Gilberto Gil, LP Expresso 2222, 1972)

The long-playing Expresso 2222 (Phonogram/Philips, 1972), released by Gilberto Gil after returning from exile in London, displays a graphic design whose form and content establish a close dialogue with the song “Oriente”, the last track on the disc. From an appreciation of the long-playing, I identi...

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