Brazilian Music Legends Veloso and Gil To Release Live Album on April 8
A pair of legendary Brazilian songwriters—who just so happen to be
lifelong friends—will appear together on a long-awaited live album. On
April 8, Nonesuch Records will release Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil’s
Dois Amigos, Um Século De Música: Multishow Live , which celebrates 50 years of the duo’s collaborative artistry.
Dois Amigos, Um Século De Música (which translates in English to Two Friends, One Century Of Music)
was recorded for television during a concert in Brazil last year, in
the midst of the Dois Amigos tour. Since beginning their most recent
tour in Amsterdam last year, Gil and Veloso have performed for more than
135,000 fans at 44 sold-out concerts in 21 countries and 35 cities.
Their international journey resumes this April, with U.S. stops in Los
Angeles, Oakland, Miami, and New York.
The new album features an entire concert, comprising 28 multilingual
songs, including a rendition of “Nine Out Of Ten” in English; “Tres
Palabras” and “Tonada De Luna Llena” in Spanish; and “Come Prima” in
Italian. Dois Amigos also includes longtime favorites from the artists,
including “Coracão Vagabundo,” “Desde Que O Samba É Samba,” "Expresso
2222,” “Esotérico,” "Drão” and many others. The songs, which are mostly
written by Veloso and Gil, are performed acoustically, as both duets and
solo.
Dois Amigos was produced by Veloso and Gil, with sound engineering by
their sons, Moreno Veloso and Bem Gil. The album was released
internationally earlier this year.
For more information, visit the Nonesuch Records http://www.nonesuch.com/albums/dois-amigos" rel="nofollow - website . To read a 2012 review of the Brazilian ensemble Trio da Paz celebrating the music of Stan Getz and João Gilberto, click http://www.downbeat.com/default.asp?sect=news&subsect=news_detail&nid=1988" rel="nofollow - here .
—Brian Zimmerman from www.downbeat.com
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