Gilberto Gil
Brazil
Born: 26 June 1942
Years Active: 60, 70, 80, 90, 2000
Genres: International
Styles: Tropicalia, Latin America, Brazilian Pop, MPB
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A leader of the tropicalia movement in Brazil in 1967 and 1968, along with artists like Caetano Veloso and Gal Costa, Gilberto Gil and other musicians mixed native styles with rock and folk instruments. Because Gil fused samba, salsa, and bossa nova with rock and folk music, he's recognized today as one of the pioneers in world music. A multi-instrumentalist and singer/songwriter, Gil joined his first group, the Desafinados, in the mid-'50s and by the beginning of the 1960s was earning a living as a jingle composer. Although known mostly as a g...
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