GILBERTO GIL
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Gilberto Gil (born 26 June 1942) is a Brazilian singer, guitarist and songwriter, and Brazil's former Minister of Culture. Gil is best known for his late 1960s tropicalismo recordings, including "Roda", "Lunik 9", and "Domingo No Parque". Elis Regina recorded many of his songs.
He began his career as a bossa nova musician, but soon began writing songs that reflected a new focus on political awareness and social activism, along with fellow singer Caetano Veloso. In the 1970s, Gil added new elements of African and North American music to his already broad palette, and continued to release a steady stream of albums, including Realce and Refazenda. João Gilberto recorded Gil's "Eu Vim Da Bahia" ("I Came from Bahia") on his classic João Gilberto LP.
In 1969, Gil and Veloso, whose status in Brazil was, and is, equivalent to that of John Lennon and Paul McCartney in the English-speaking world, were
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Refavela
World Fusion
1977
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Realce
World Fusion
1978
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Luar
World Fusion
1981
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Extra
World Fusion
1983
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Quanta
World Fusion
1997
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Ok Ok Ok
World Fusion
2018
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Ao Vivo
Latin Jazz
1974
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Gold
World Fusion
2002
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