As a kid, I was always impressed by baseball players who were able to play in four different decades - even if only meant playing in the last year of a decade and then, 21 years later, in the first year of a decade. Now that I'm in my mid-fifties, I'm also impressed by musicians with longevity, especially those with recording careers of seven decades or more. While Gilberto Gil may not ultimately be able to match Willie Nelson's eight decades (and I can't imagine there are too many others who can match Willie), he's had a really impressive and long career. He's also one of those artists that I became familiar with after he stopped touring regularly, so I'm disappointed that I'll probably never get to see him live; if his many live albums are any indication, he truly shines (though I'm glad I did get to see Caetano Veloso twice). Hope everyone enjoys the two volumes and if you want to dig deeper into his music, I'd start with
Gilberto Gil (1971),
Expresso 2222 from 1972, and, of course a
1987 live album, Em Concerto.
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Volume 1
Filhos de Ghandi
Procissao
Ensaio Geral
Cada Macaco No Seu Galho (Cho Chuá)
Minha Princesa Cordel
Quatro Pedacinhos
A Paz
Um Dia de Garoa
Eu Vim Da Bahia (Live)
Aquele Abraco
Assim Sim
Chiclete Com Banana
Volume 2
Esotérico (Ao Vivo)
Refazenda
Bat Macumba
Diga a Ela (Versão Editada)
Só Quero Um Xodó
Futurível
O Pato
Iemanja
Preciso Aprender a Só Ser
Abra o Olho (Ao Vivo)
Um Abraço no João
One O'clock Last Morning 20th April 1970
4 comments:
Thanks! I guess I'm more familiar with this artist's reputation than with his work, but I appreciate your providing this introduction to his music.
Thanks - great comp
Crab Devil,
Quite welcome. He and Caetano are deservedly known for their political activities (and having to leave Brazil) in the 60's, but their music still holds up really well.
Ish
@Hearts,
Glad you like it!!
Ish
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