{"id":93140,"date":"2017-03-08T21:08:02","date_gmt":"2017-03-09T02:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=93140"},"modified":"2017-03-08T21:08:02","modified_gmt":"2017-03-09T02:08:02","slug":"nelly-furtado-writing-stage-play-on-brazilian-composer-caetano-veloso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2017\/03\/08\/nelly-furtado-writing-stage-play-on-brazilian-composer-caetano-veloso\/","title":{"rendered":"Nelly Furtado writing stage play on Brazilian composer Caetano Veloso"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nelly Furtado says she’s been working on writing a stage play based on Brazilian composer and activist Caetano Veloso in her downtime between albums. (Photo: Nelly Furtado\/Facebook<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

TORONTO\u2014Nelly Furtado says she’s been working on writing a stage play based on Brazilian composer and activist Caetano Veloso in her downtime between albums.<\/p>\n

But she doesn’t want to rush its completion.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don’t like to put time constraints on myself,\u201d Furtado said in an interview Wednesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI realize that good things take time.\u201d<\/p>\n

After a shortened tour for her 2012 album \u201cThe Spirit Indestructible,\u201d Furtado decided to enrol in a playwriting course at the University of Toronto, which motivated her to look more closely at Veloso as an artist.<\/p>\n

While unknown to the Canadian mainstream, the Grammy-winning performer is considered instrumental in the creation of Tropicalia music, a fusion of bossa-nova, folk and rock music.<\/p>\n

Early in his career, Veloso clashed with the Brazilian dictatorship government over his outspoken lyrics. He was eventually jailed for \u201canti-government activity\u201d before being forced into exile in London.<\/p>\n

Veloso, who sings mostly in Portuguese, has since worked with David Byrne and was sampled by Furtado in her track \u201cIsland of Wonder,\u201d from the 2003 album \u201cFolklore.\u201d<\/p>\n

Furtado said the script isn’t finished yet and has been put on the backburner as she focuses on her upcoming album \u201cThe Ride,\u201d due on March 31.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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