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Gilberto Gil: Gilbertos Samba / Sergio Mendes: Magic

Read "Gilberto Gil: Gilbertos Samba / Sergio Mendes: Magic" reviewed by Maurizio Zerbo

by Maurizio Zerbo

Gilberto Gil Gilbertos Samba Valutazione: * * * * Sony Music (2014) Nell'incontro con partner sensibili di generazioni differenti, l'ex ministro brasiliano della cultura sfodera una classe cristallina non sempre valorizzata nelle incisioni discografiche. In primo piano, la rilettura con voce e chitarra di alcuni standard della bossa nova. Superbo chitarrista, Gilberto Gil suona con grande mobilità ritmica lo strumento, dando vita ad un fraseggio ricco di nuances. Per questo superbo progetto sostenuto da ...

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Live Review

Gilberto Gil: Oakland, CA, October 25, 2012

Read "Gilberto Gil: Oakland, CA, October 25, 2012" reviewed by Harry S. Pariser

by Harry S. Pariser

Gilberto GilSan Francisco Jazz FestivalParamount TheaterOakland, CAOctober 25, 2012It is a rare opportunity to see an international icon perform, so singer Gilberto Gil's recent appearance in Oakland, CA's gorgeous Paramount Theater--part of the San Francisco International Jazz Festival--was quite the event.Before hitting on his unique genius for blending diverse musical styles to become a Brazilian international superstar, Gil made a living selling bananas in a shopping mall and composing television jingles. ...

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Album Review

Gilberto Gil: Fè na festa

Read "Fè na festa" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff

Protagonista tra i più popolari della musica brasiliana del secondo novecento, Gilberto Gil esemplifica in questo suo più recente disco gli alti e bassi della sua più che cinquantennale carriera artistica. Lo slancio, la verve vocale ed il nerbo interpretativo sono quelli dei tempi migliori, ma ad essere deficitaria è l'impalcatura musicale del suo progetto Curioso esploratore sia della propria tradizione musicale che di quella pop anglo-americana, l'ex ministro della cultura brasiliana prova qui a sintetizzare i suoni dell'entroterra del ...

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Live Review

Gilberto Gil at the Nokia Theatre

Read "Gilberto Gil at the Nokia Theatre" reviewed by Ernest Barteldes

by Ernest Barteldes

Gilberto Gil Nokia Theatre New York, NY March 11, 2010

Playing to a nearly sold-out crowd at the midtown Manhattan concert venue, Gilberto Gil sauntered onto the stage alone, picked up his guitar and began playing “A Linha e o Linho," a gentle bossa that set the tone for this pared-down concert. He then introduced guitarist Bem Gil (his son) and cellist Jaques Morelembaum, who have accompanied him on the ...

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