New York Times (Free subscription) | 09/25/2008
Love, family, technology, faith, mortality, culture and, of course, music itself were all on Gilberto Gil’s mind when he played a rare club-size show at Joe’s Pub on Tuesday.
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
By Cohen, Aaron Gilberto Gil has been at the forefront of Brazilian music for more than 40 years. After co-creating the Tropicalia revolution of the '60s, he took the lead in shaping a Brazilian take on funk and reggae while helping spark a revival in rural baiao.
Used, but not abused (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
“Politically minded musicians often make public stands on specific issues, but rarely do they actually enter into the bureaucratic machinations of government. In this respect, Brazilian music icon Gilberto Gil stands out as an exception. A gifted songwriter who came to fame as a driving force behind the Tropicália movement, Gil has journeyed from jail [...]
Funky16Corners (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
Gilberto Gil Listen - Gilberto Gil - Aquele Abraco - MP3 Greetings all. I figured after beginning the week out with a soul stormer, that I’d follow it up with something unusual. I’ll be featuring one side of a 45 here at Funky16Corners and the other side over at Iron Leg. I’ve been a fan of Brazilian music for [...]
Dominican Today (Free subscription) | 09/16/2008
... Among them are musician Manu Dibango (Cameroon), actress Patricia Velasquez (Venezuela), musician Gilberto Gil (Brazil), dancer Miyako Yoshida (Japan), soprano Sumi Jo (South Korea), singer and founder of the musical group Gypsy Kings Chico Bouchikhi (France) and conductor Valery Gergiev (Russian Federation).Share / Recommend this article: 2, 16 Sep 2008 9:43 AM Dominican Republic, Santo...
VivirLatino (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
... Bocelli, Tego Calderón, Daddy Yankee, Plácido Domingo, Jose Feliciano, Vicente Fernández, Flex, Gilberto Gil, Alejandra Guzmán, Los Tigres Del Norte, Gian Marco, Manu Chao, Sergio Mendes, Molotov, Ednita Nazario, Laura Pausini, Maria Rita, Olga Tañón, Tito El Bambino, Caetano Veloso, and Wisin y Yandel — each earned nominations. Post extendido - Leer más 'Latin Grammy Nominees Announced'...
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
... BOCELLI, TEGO CALDERON, DADDY YANKEE, PLACIDO DOMINGO, JOSE FELICIANO, VICENTE FERNANDEZ, FLEX, GILBERTO GIL, ALEJANDRA GUZMAN, LOS TIGRES DEL NORTE, GIAN MARCO, MANU CHAO, SERGIO MENDES, MOLOTOV, EDNITA NAZARIO, LAURA PAUSINI, MARIA RITA, OLGA TANON, TITO EL BAMBINO, CAETANO VELOSO, AND WISIN Y YANDEL ALSO AMONG THOSE NOMINATED 9th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards Airs Nov. 13 on Univision...
Listening Post (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
... With Thievery Corporation Thievery Corporation Teams With U.N. To Feed Hungry Stomachs, Ears Gilberto Gil: New Album and Insights About Culture Sharing David Byrne and Brian Eno Offer Full Stream of New Album Somali-Born K'naan Schools Hip-Hop Materialists Barack Obama's Victory Soundtrack First Paris, Now This: Jackson Browne Sues John McCain East Coast Avengers Call For Bill O'Reilly's...
Landcroft House (Free subscription) | 08/29/2008
Gilberto Gil: Procissão (Phillips, 1968) There aren't many people who could argue that, as an entire package, they're a lot cooler than Gilberto Gil. A long-term musical and political activist, his late 60's work was thought of as so inflammatory that it got him thrown in prison by Brazil's then military government. He is now the country's Minister For Culture. That's progress, right?...
Times Online (Free subscription) | 09/02/2008
... of his life. In the 1960s a number of his compositions were covered by the bossa nova pioneer João Gilberto. He also collaborated with Antonio Carlos Jobim and was a considerable influence on a new generation of “tropicalismo” stars such as Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil. Somewhat surprisingly, few of his songs were translated into English, although his Dos Rosas was recorded as...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 08/25/2008
... composer. Those who covered Caymmi's music and borrowed heavily from his style included Joao Gilberto, Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil and Beth Carval- ho. Yet it was with Brazilian singer Miranda that he was most often linked. She had an enormous hit in 1939 with Caymmi's song “O Que E Que a Baiana Tem?" (What Does the Bahiana Have?). The piece, which she included in her nightclub act,...
LA Times (Free subscription) | 08/25/2008
Caymmi's influence on Brazilian music cannot be overstated. Bossa nova pioneer Antonio Carlos Jobim once called him a "universal gen- ius" and his country's greatest composer.Those who covered Caymmi's music and borrowed heavily from his style included Joao Gilberto, Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil and Beth Carval- ho. Yet it was with Brazilian singer Miranda that he was most often linked.She...
All About Jazz (Free subscription) | 08/22/2008
... enduring expression in the music of Brazilian greats like Antonio Carlos Jobim, Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil. In an introduction to an anthology of Mr. Caymmi's work in 1994, Jobim, the driving force behind bossa nova, a sophisticated jazz style derived from samba, wrote: “Dorival is a universal genius. He picked up the guitar and orchestrated the world." From the beginning of his career,...
