The Man Who Bottled Clouds

A fabulous Brazilian music documentary and a treasure trove of performances from the man who started it all, Humberto Teixeira, through to contemporary luminaries (Os Mutantes, Bebel Gilberto, Caetano Veloso, Chico Buarque, David Byrne, Gal Costa, Gilberto Gil, Maria Bethânia, etc.).

"While he was a noted politician and lawyer, Humberto Teixeira is best remembered in his native Brazil as one of the nation's most successful and influential songwriters. Teixeira was a master of the Baiao, a rhythmic style that was commonplace in rural Northeastern Brazil but didn't register on the nation's hit parade until Teixeira and his writing partner Luis Gonzaga popularized it in the Southern regions in the 1940s. The sensuous rhythms of Baiao were a key influence on a generation of Latin musicians, influencing the Bossa Nova movement, and were later felt in the evolution of reggae in Jamaica and rock 'n' roll in the United States. As Baiao became the dominant sound in Brazilian music, Teixeira literally became the nation's musical ambassador, leading groups of Latin musicians on international tours to expose their music to the world, believing it could become one of Brazil's most valuable exports." - Mark Deming, All Movie Guide