At 83, the lauded Brazilian singer and songwriter whose career in music and politics has encompassed six decades is on a ...

Live Review Gilberto Gil at the Nokia Theatre. by Ernest Barteldes March 19, 2010. Gilberto Gil Nokia Theatre New York, NY March 11, 2010 . Playing to a nearly sold-out crowd at the midtown Manhattan ...

What a pleasure it is to watch two masters at work. That’s what I kept thinking Sunday night at the Microsoft Theater, where Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil — two aging giants of Brazilian pop ...

After hearing The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, Gilberto Gil filtered its sound and much more through his Brazilian ears to help create Tropicália, a musical form so ...

Devendra Banhart and the Album Leaf, featuring Mike Heron, showed how that diversity continues into the present day. Early in his set at the Hollywood Bowl, Gilberto Gil explained Samba's birth.

Gilberto Gil has released more than 50 albums in his career -- the latest is “Banda Larga Cordel,” which came out this month. That puts him about 45 ahead of Devendra Banhart, but the ...

Gilberto Gil — musician, Tropicalista, politician, activist and even former exile — will be making a stop at Hill Auditorium on Nov. 16 for his North American tour. Gil is promoting his first album ...

A living legend of Brazilian music, Gilberto Gil is an extraordinary artist who has enjoyed a remarkably storied, adventurous career spanning over five decades. Initially cast as an improvisational ...

Music Review: 'Two Friends, One Century of Music,' Caetano Veloso And Gilberto Gil Tom Moon says simplicity is beauty in the new live album from Brazilian music legends Caetano Veloso and Gilberto ...

Early in his set at the Hollywood Bowl, Gilberto Gil explained Samba's birth. In Gil's telling, as various African, European and Caribbean cultures made their way to South America, they left their ...