Gilberto Gil V.1 [Import]

1. Aquele Abraco

2. Drao

3. Ensaio Geral

4. Linha E O Linho

5. Amor Ate O Fim

6. Deixar Voce

7. Pai E Mae

8. Soy Loco Pro Ti America

9. Mancada

10. Retiros Espirituais

11. De Onde Vem O Baiao

12. Mar De Copacabana

13. Preciso Aprender A So Ser

Gilberto Gil V.1,Various Artists,Lumia,World Music

Average customer rating: Natural Genius 8th Wonder of the World? Still the master

Gil Luminoso Gilberto Gil Manufacturer: Drg ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Similar Items: Quanta Cê Acoustic Our Moments CéU ASIN: B000MM1F1O Release Date: 2007-03-13

Tracks:

1. I Need To Learn How To Just Be
2. Here And Now
3. Empty Cup
4. Spiritual Retreats
5. O Seu Amor
6. King Time
7. One Person's Sound
8. Electronic Brain
9. The Human Race
10. You And You
11. Superman-The Song
12. Offspring
13. Metaphor
14. Meditation
15. The Composer Told Me

Customer Reviews:

Natural Genius.......2007-06-01

Agreed with David McKinney's review fully. Caetano's quote in the liner notes says it all: "Gil believes in God. I believe in him."

This man Gil in my estimation stands with Mother Teresa, Vaclav Havel, Martin Luther King....it's no wonder that Brazilians burst into tears when he appears....his songs have the same effect on me and I can hardly speak a lick of Portuguese!

8th Wonder of the World?.......2007-05-17

It's entirely possible that someone, somewhere, at some time, has created a recording of greater honesty, peace, and pure musical achievement than this one--I just haven't heard it yet.

Gil is a musical prophet, statesman, and healer; I regard this record as one of the greatest artistic achievements of humankind.

To know that a human being currently residing on the planet is capable of this is comforting and inspiring to me more than words could possibly convey.

Still the master.......2007-05-08

A very nice mix of old and new Gil sounds. Alive as always.

Average customer rating: Asolutely Delighted... An "F" for packaging, a "C+" for Music gilberto gil ACUSTICO Gilberto Gil rocks my world! A Must-Have for a Well-Rounded Music Collection!

Acoustic Gilberto Gil Manufacturer: Atlantic / Wea ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | South & Central America | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | South & Central America | International | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Latin General | Latin Music | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Latin General | Latin Music | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 International | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Jazz | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music Similar Items: Quanta Gil Luminoso Tropicália 2 Tropicália Essentials Elis & Tom ASIN: B000002IXR Release Date: 1994-06-07

Tracks:

1. A Novidade
2. Tenho Sede
3. Refazenda
4. Realce
5. Esoterico
6. Drao
7. A Paz
8. Beira Mar
9. Sampa
10. Parabolicamara
11. The Secret Life Of Plants
12. Tempo Rei
13. Expresso 2222
14. Aquele Abraco
15. Palco
16. Toda Menina Baiana

Album Description

Budget-price Danish edition of 1994 release featuring 'unplugged' versions of the multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter's best known tracks as well as a cover of Stevie Wonder's 'The Secret Life Of Plants'. MTV Acoustic/WEA.

Customer Reviews:

Asolutely Delighted..........2006-08-07

Delighted indeed. Outstanding sound quality, for a live recording of this sort. I close my eyes, and feel as though I'm in an intimate setting with Gilberto. I was searching diligently for a Gil recording entitled "Nighting Gale", and not having found it, I settled for this one. Not at all disappointed, though I'd still like to replace the other, since my vinyl copy of it is now unplayable. Back to the point of this blurb... "Acoustic" is a delight.

An "F" for packaging, a "C+" for Music .......2006-07-27

Don't you hate when when you go to a restraunt and you order a sprite or 7-up, the server brings you your drink...you take a gulp expecting a sprite and you get a mouth full of water. Not that water was bad for you but you WANTED A SPRITE.

That's the best way to view this CD. First here are the Cons: I believed that this comp was a collection of Acoustic tracks from his LP's ( Like the Lennon Comp of the same name). Nowhere on the package does it say that this is a Live concert. Now I can accept that...but the packaging says nothing when or where this concert was performed or if it was a series of concerts that was comped into one cd. Also the package tells me nowhere if these songs were brand new or live versions from other LPS. I can and have done the research but this is very basic info that should be printed on the package. It's very difficult to find this type of info in the US. It should be called "Live Acoustic ". So it was quite a big dissapointed when I popped it into the CD player.

The Pros: One of my favorite Samba songs ever are on this CD Drao and a few other tracks. This was my first intro to Gil and in my personal opinion not a great starter CD to Gil studio career, so I plan to get a copies of his studio albums. Also it isn't an expensive cd and that's good. I like the CD but it wasn't what I expected.

gilberto gil ACUSTICO.......2006-04-08

Gil es especial, este album es excelente todo, tiene toda esa energia positiva Brasilera manifestada a traves de este maestro...

Gilberto Gil rocks my world!.......2004-09-14

I first heard about this album when it was reccomended to me by a Brazilian pen pal I happened to meet in Seattle during her visit here on business. She insisted that I purchase it for myself and I am really glad that I did. I first heard him on "Beleza Tropical" volume 1, a compilation of different Brazilian artists' greatest classic hits put together by David Byrne (former Talking Head). Gilberto Gil has that wonderful combination of technical talent on the guitar, as well as a soft, expressive singing voice best-described as "cloud-like." (soft, fluffy and delicate) It's amazing when you begin to measure the tone of his voice with the content of his songs, though. Gil wrote all of the songs on this album (with the exception of his cover of "The Secret Life of Plants" written by Stevie Wonder for the film of the same name). He tackles some very intense topics (including mythology, the delicate state of the ecosystem and reconciliation)

My favorite cuts include "A Novidade" (a song about a beautiful mermaid which is a metaphor for the ravaged state of planet Earth and the devistation of the physical environment we are destroying through carelessness and lack of compassion), "A Drao" (a thoughtful, introspective song to his love), "Expresso 2222" (a cautionary song about the new millenium) and "Palco" (which sounds largely autobiographical).

The beauty of Gil's music is the mixture of contemporary guitar riffs and the use of the Brazilian berimbau and tradional percussion instruments. Share this with friends and family!

A Must-Have for a Well-Rounded Music Collection!.......2002-05-24

If you are looking for a place to start either with Gilberto Gil or just with Brazilian music, you've found the right place. This is collection of just about everything from ballads with Gil's sweet crooning to the upbeat samba beat trademark to this region's sound. Most of Gil's most notable classics can be found on this cd and the recording definitely captures the energy of the live performance. I personally love Gilberto Gil's voice and could listen to this cd over and over without tiring of it. I would recommend it to anyone interested in expanding their tastes to include something with a little more flavor.

Average customer rating: ¡Simplemente maravilloso! Bravo!, Fantastic mind blowing Gil What a discovery! Beautiful Poetry, beautiful music

Quanta Gilberto Gil Manufacturer: Mesa / Bluemoon ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: Acoustic Gil Luminoso Tropicália 2 Fina Estampa The Early Years ASIN: B000002JXY Release Date: 1997-08-19

Tracks:

1. Quanta
2. Ciencia E Arte
3. Estrela
4. Danca De Shiva
5. Vendedor De Caranguejo
6. Chiquinho Azevedo
7. Pilula De Alho
8. Opachoro
9. Graca Divina
10. Pela Internet
11. Guerra Santa
12. Atimo De Po
13. Fogo Liquido
14. Pop Wu Wei
15. O Lugar Do Nosso Amor
16. De Ouro E Marfim
17. Sala Do Som
18. Um Abracco No Joao
19. O Mar E O Lago
20. La Lune De Goree

Customer Reviews:

¡Simplemente maravilloso! .......2006-02-09

Estuve muy impresionado con la riqueza de la música de Gilberto Gil. Los colores aquí se demuestran claramente en cada canción. Brasil siempre les ha proporcionado a genios musicales diversos a la música internacional.

Bravo!, Fantastic.......2005-07-28

I wish I were as verbose as some of the great reviewers here at Amazon, but I don't have that kind of talent. This CD is simply fabulous, I could not say enough good things about it. It is so wonderful to listen to. This CD is a MUST HAVE for your collection, believe me. After listening to this, Gilberto became my favorite male Brazilian artist.

mind blowing Gil.......2004-12-01

To paraphase another reviewer, this album lifts pop music to an art form. What a voice!! What a fantastic variety of moods and rhythms !! It must be to Gil the what Sgt Pepper's was to The Beatles.

What a discovery!.......2004-05-14

I live up north in Canada (Québec) and believe me, listening to this album was such a discovery that I decided to learn brazilian portuguese just to better enjoy this music. Sure enough, it lead to Veloso, Buarque, Ivan Lins, etc...
What a wonderful new world of music!

Beautiful Poetry, beautiful music.......2000-10-27

When I first bought this CD, I knew very little of Gilberto Gil. I was simply looking for something Brazilian. Now, i can only slap myself over the head for not discovering him sooner. The man combines intelligent lyrics covering a wide range of subjects with a diverse rhythem covering multiple musical styles. This is a CD to be enjoyed by all, no matter what your tastes are. I have never heard anyone sing about the internet and quantum theory as poetically as Mr. Gil. This CD, as with the numerous Gilberto Gil CD's i have purchased since this one, is the true essence of songwriting and expression.

Average customer rating: Can't Stop Listening To It Bob Marley's spirit through Gilberto Gil's voice Don't Waste Your Time, Buy The Real Stuff A Master's Tribute to a Master An overly-faithful tribute album?

Kaya N'Gan Daya Gilberto Gil Manufacturer: Warner Music Latina ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Reggae | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Acoustic Kaya N'Gan Daya Quanta Tropicália 2 Soul Jazz Records Presents Tropicália: A Brazilian Revolution in Sound ASIN: B000066J1R Release Date: 2002-05-15

Tracks:

1. Buffalo Soldier
2. One Drop
3. Waiting In Vain
4. Table Tennis Table
5. Three Little Birds
6. Nao Chore Mais (No Woman, No Cry)
7. Positive Vibration
8. Could You Be Loved
9. Kaya N'gan Daya (Kaya)
10. Rebel Music (3 O'Clock Road Block)
11. Them Belly Full (But We Hungry)
12. Tempo So (Time Will Tell)
13. Easy Skankin'
14. Turn Your Lights Down Low
15. Eleve-se Alto Ao Ceu (Lively Up Yourself)
16. Lick Samba

Amazon.com

The Brazilian-born Gilberto Gil and the Jamaican reggae legend Bob Marley became superstars thanks to their passionate and political songs. One of the most requested tunes in Gil's career is his rendition of Marley's "No Woman, No Cry," and in 1984, Gil recorded with Marley's group, the Wailers. So the samba-reggae mix of this thrilling and throbbing tribute to Marley was not hard for him to pull off. Recorded in the legendary Tuff Gong studio in Kingston, Gil's silken, Portuguese/English vocals beautifully translate Marley's message music, with a little help from the Wailers, Marley's backup singers, the I-Threes, the drum-bass duo of Sly and Robbie on "Could You Be Loved," and the Brazilian group Paralamas do Sucesso. Gil puts his bouncy, Bahian stamp on these timeless roots riddims, from the Rastafied title track to the forró-fueled rendition of "Three Little Birds" and the little-heard "Lick Samba." What Gil produces on this dancing and dynamic disk is a transcultural shout-out to his brilliant contemporary, powered by One Love, which reaches from Trenchtown to Salvador. --Eugene Holley Jr.

Album Description

2002 album combines Brazilian pop with roots reggae. Featuring 11 of Bob Marley's greatest hits recorded in Tuff Gong Studios, Kingston, Jamaica. Includes special guest appearances from members of Bob Marley & The Wailers group. 16 tracks. Warner Music Latina.

Album Details

2002 Tribute to Bob Marley, Recorded in Kingston, Jamaica. Special Appearances by the Wailers and the Powerhouse Riddim Section of Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare.

Customer Reviews:

Can't Stop Listening To It.......2005-01-28

This CD is incredible- I can't stop listening to it. I have a different favorite song every day. The sad irony of Marley's songs is emphasized by Gil's bouncy yet faithful renditions ("Buffalo Soldier", for example). It is a work of genius by a genius honoring a genius. The weaving of Portugese into various songs just adds to their beauty. The music evokes emotions from tears ("No Woman, No Cry", of course) to laughter ("Easy Skankin'"). Take it ssllloooowwwww...

Bob Marley's spirit through Gilberto Gil's voice.......2003-05-30

Gilberto Gil here does much more than duplicate Bob Marley, although the basic sound indeed is in the same spirit. The difference is subtle at first until you listen several times, and actually play the Marley original side by side with the Gil interpretation.

This is as it should be. Gil shows the utmost respect to Marley by resisting any impulse to take over. But the difference is very definitely there when you tune in to the instrumentation, and it is the instrumentation which adds the Brazilian flavor.

So listen carefully and you'll be impressed by the way Gil pays homage to Bob Marley, and still gives a Brazilian interpretation without attempts to "improve" or "personalize". Sincerely and highly recommended.

Don't Waste Your Time, Buy The Real Stuff.......2002-12-17

By way of introduction, I am Brazilian and grew up, not only listening to, but loving Gilberto Gil. When I saw this album among his new releases, I got curious. I read your customer reviews, and since they contradict each other, I figured I would give it a listen myself. I was hoping the album would be a Gilberto Gil interpretation of Marley's music, and in some few and far between instances there is some of that; but I have to agree with the review that states that this album is a "too faithful interpretation of Bob Marley". It is Gilberto doing Marley without any Gilberto flairs. It's not a fusion of Brazilian music with Raggae, just an artist singing the old tunes with the old band (which still has what it takes, I must add). Save your money and buy the old Marley records.

A Master's Tribute to a Master.......2002-11-22

Gilberto Gil has proven again that he can do it all! This tribute to the great Bob Marley is a fine example of Gil's virtuosity and the joy he takes in making music. He's gone in so many new directions, from the sweetness of the Brasil CD with Joao Gilberto and Caetano Veloso, to the cutting edge of the Quanta recording, and now to the Bahia-meets-Kingston reggae project. Listen to the Brazilian instruments on Three Little Birds, or Gil's Portuguese lyrics on No Woman, No Cry, or Gil's own Table Tennis Table ("this me/we game...like I and I"), to understand that the world is getting smaller every day, and music is indeed a universal language. Far from being "any old foreigner" who wants to re-record classic cuts, as one reviewer claimed, Gilberto Gil is to Brazil what Bob Marley is to Jamaica, and his interpretations of Marley's signature songs are pure gold in themselves while paying tribute to Marley' genius. This is music with a message that will also rock the house. Listen to Could You Be Loved, and you'll wish it could go on forever!

An overly-faithful tribute album?.......2002-10-30

A bunch of classic roots reggae tunes, recorded by Brazilian superstar Gilberto Gil at Tuff Gong studios in Jamaica, with the help of Rita Marley, the I-Tals, and Sly & Robbie. Although some of these tracks are better-sounding rehashes of Gil's Portuguese-language versions of various Bob Marley oldies (a tradition that dates back to the '80s), many are simply English-language remakes of old Bob Marley hits, in which Gil sounds way too much like Marley, and not enough like himself. This disc has its moments, but mostly I don't really see the point. In some ways, it's actually kind of depressing to see how perfectly the Tuff Gong crew can recreate the old sound, and also how they can do it on demand for any old foreigner who wants to cut a tribute album. It's kind of a weird Third World cultural intra-colonialism... I mean, who am I -- Mr. Dumb Gringo -- to naysay a Brazilian pop legend slumming in Jamaica? It's still kinda strange, though. Anyway, this is a decent roots album, but I wish he'd gotten a little weirder and more Brazilian with it... the slight forro accordion fills are tantalizing, but unchallenging.

Average customer rating: A difficult album to obtain! stunning debut

Gilberto Gil (Frevo Rasgado) Gilberto Gil Manufacturer: Polygram Int'l ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Latin Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Caetano Veloso (Tropicália) Gal Costa (Não Identificado) Expresso 2222 Caetano Veloso (1969) África Brasil ASIN: B00005A1FU Release Date: 2001-04-03

Tracks:

1. Frevo Rasgado
2. Coragem Pra Soportar
3. Domingou
4. Margina II
5. Pega a Voga, Cabeludo
6. Ele Falava Nisso Todo Dia
7. Prociss
8. Luzia Luluza
9. Pa Roseria
10. Domingo No Parque
11. Barca Grande [*]
12. Coisa Mais Linda Que Existe [*]
13. Questde Ordem [*] - Beat Boys, Gilberto Gil
14. Luta Contra a Lata (Ou a Falia Do Caf[*] - Gilberto Gil, Os Mutantes

Album Details

Japanese 20 bit digital remaster. Includes 4 tracks not on the original release: 'Barca Grande', 'A Coisa Mais Linda Que Existe', 'Questao De Ordem' & 'A Luta Congtra A Lata Ou A Falencia Do Cafe'.

Customer Reviews:

A difficult album to obtain!.......2001-04-24

Although Gil is supported by Os Mutantes on this album, he leans much more closely towards Brazilian Samba rhythms - than even on the first Mutantes album - and cosequently it sounds slightly more like traditional World Music faire. There are some great songs here though, particularly the slower moody acoustics Coragem Pra Suportar and Pega a Voga, although the more up-tempo numbers are propelled along vigorously by Roger Duprat's superb brassy orchestration. It's not Tropicalia as most people have come to know it through Mutantes and Veloso, but it's still great and unique music, if more typically Brazilian. If you see it knocking around a record shop - which you probably won't - I'd definitely recommend a purchase.

stunning debut.......2001-04-14

One of the cornerstones of the Tropicalia movement, Gilberto Gil continues to be a major player worldwide, which, after hearing his debut lp, could be somewhat surprising save for his absolute brilliance.

From 1969, Gil's debut lp is simply one of the most stunning pieces of frenzied psychedelia this side of Tangerine Dream's blitzkrieg of "Electronic Meditation." His guitar work on this lp stands unsurpassed, in my view, in both its virtuosity and aggressiveness. It's out and out psychedelia, Brazilian style. Add to the mix the unabashed enthusiasm and equal brilliance of cult favorites Os Mutantes and the lesser known Beat Boys, and the cup of craziness runneth over.

This lp will be an eye-opener to both fans of Gil's recent offerings (which are glorious in their own right- his maturity as a songwriter and musician is staggering), those who are dipping their toe for the first time into the waters of Tropicalia to see if it is to their liking, and those who love psychedelia. Along with the 1st few lps by Os Mutantes and those of Tom Ze, Gil's debut offering is by far the most heady and experimental that the Tropicalia movement offers. A glorious album.

Average customer rating: A Beautiful tribute to a Brazilian Master A wonderful revelation! Black gold, in deed Compelling Arrangements Ouro Negro + Moacir Santos = Colors of Brazil

Ouro Negro Moacir Santos Manufacturer: Adventure Music ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music Afro Brazilian | Latin Music | International | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Folk | Latin Music | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music World Dance | Dance & DJ | Styles | Music Similar Items: Coisas Choros & Alegria Saudade Solo in Rio 1959 Infinito Particular ASIN: B00022XEJ0 Release Date: 2004-05-18

Tracks:

1. Coisa No. 5 - Nana/ Thing No. - 5 Nana
2. Suk-cha
3. Coisa No. 6/ Thing No. 6
4. Coisa No. 8 - Navagacao (Make Mine Blue)/Thing No. 8 - Navigation
5. Amphibious
6. Mae Iracema/ Mother Iracema
7. Coisa No. 1/ Thing No. 1
8. Sou Eu (Luanne)/ It's Me (Luanne)
9. Bluish Men
10. Kathy
11. Kamba
12. Coisa No. 9/ Thing No. 9
13. Orfeu/ Orpheus (Quiet Carnival)
14. Amalgamation

Tracks:

1. Coisa No. 7 (Evocative)
2. Coisa No. 2
3. Lamento Astral (Astral Whine)
4. Maracatu, Nacao do Amor (April Child)/Maracatu, Nation Of Love
5. Coisa No. 4
6. Coisa No. 10
7. Jequie
8. Odudua (What's My Name)
9. Coisa No. 3
10. Anon
11. Quermesse/ Church Bazaar
12. De Repente, Estou Feliz (Happily Happy)
13. Maracatucute
14. Bodas de Prata Dourada/ Silver Anniversary Gilded

Customer Reviews:

A Beautiful tribute to a Brazilian Master.......2006-02-16

Moacir Santos is a master composer, arranger and saxophonist. His shore is Brazilian Jazz with a combo comprising rhythm section + brass in a unique combination which is consistently applied to such original and unconventional compositions.

In the late 60s, Santos went to live in the USA where he's recorded three albums for Blue Note Records. He also became an auxiliary writer for some great arranger just like Billy Byers was to Quincy Jones.

'Ouro Negro' is a 2-CD album dedicated to the music of Moacir Santos. It was recorded in 2003 under his direction. He was already retired then at his 79 years old but all his great arrangements are there as played by current important in Brazil's music scene in brand-new renditions.

Tracks cover music from Santos' classic album "Coisas" (also available here @Amazon) and also from his three American albums.

Features some Santos' standards like 'Coisa #5' (aka 'Nana'), 'April Child', 'Suk-Cha' and 'Mother Iracema' all with great updated arrangements.

Also features Gilberto Gil, Djavan and Milton Nascimento plus sime unnecessary vocals.

A wonderful revelation!.......2005-02-23

So I'm in Sao Paulo having dinner with a Brazilian friend and we're discussing Brazilian music and he mentions this CD and Moacir Santos. He knows I know something about Brazilian music despite the fact I'm a gringo. But I had never heard of this guy and so I must have flashed a completely blank look. My friend shrugged and told me to go buy it. Of course I couldn't find it in Brazil so I ordered it online and it was waiting for me when I got home. But I did pick up a copy of Coisas and got a taste of what to expect.

Oh my goodness--it is heaven! It is unbelievably familiar especially for those who pay attention to jazz and to movie soundtracks. Apparently Santos has lived in Pasadena for over 30 years, toiling in obscurity in the film business. His sound is unbelievably comforting and listenable.

Perhaps this is his time and this is an extraordinary pair of cds. Obviously a labor of love by those who organized and produced this in Brazil, I can not recommend it enough.

Definitely check it out...

Black gold, in deed.......2004-11-20

Big band Brazilian music was never that attractive to me. The music on this CD is different, however. It's got the most beautiful compositions. The arrangements are fantastic. And the rhythms are fabulous. This CD may turn into a classic sooner than one might think. Black gold, in deed.

Compelling Arrangements.......2004-11-17

Two cds pack in the music, with new versions of instrumental and jazz standards providing the compelling arrangements equally applicable to a dinner club, casual listener or avid jazz fan venue alike.

Ouro Negro + Moacir Santos = Colors of Brazil.......2004-11-12

Ouro Negro is a recent release by one of my long time favorites, Moacir Santos. I owe him a great debt of gratitude for bringing such joy into my life. This is a beautful CD by one of the long-acknowledged maestros of Brazil. It has incredibly intricate, yet accessible rhythms, lush harmonies, soaring solos from some of the great musicians of his country, and the essence of Moacir's joyous spirit! Favorite tunes?? Hard to pick and choose, but "Mother Iracema," "Suk-Cha," and "Carnaval" are hard to beat.

If you are in love with the music of Brazil, you owe it to yourself to own this one. I wish I could give it 6 stars!

I smiled from ear to ear from the moment I put it on until the last song ended.

Average customer rating: no es digno de ellos Seen better days Mixed bag... Para los que gustan de la buena música Two masters: art in full maturity and extraordinary vitality

Gilberto Gil & Milton Nascimento Gilberto Gil , and Milton Nascimento Manufacturer: Wea International ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Brazilian Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B0000525QN Release Date: 2000-10-25

Tracks:

1. Sebastian
2. Duas Sanfonas
3. Ponta De Areia (Theme)
4. Bom Dia
5. Trovoada
6. Something
7. Maria
8. Lar Hospitalar
9. Yo Vengo A Ofrecer Mi Corazon
10. Dora
11. Xica Da Silva
12. Cancao Do Sal
13. Dinamarca
14. Palco (Theme)
15. Baiao Da Garoa

Amazon.com

Gil & Milton represents the first collaboration between Gilberto Gil and Milton Nascimento, who between them have shaped the whole tradition of Brazilian music since the 1960s. Gil hails from Salvador, where he helped launch the "tropicalismo" music whose political subversiveness forced him into exile in London, though he's now back home as a celebrated political figure. Nascimento comes from Minas Gerais and had an equally subversive political start; he too gravitated to London, where his music was heavily influenced by the Beatles. Track 6 of this lovely CD is George Harrison's "Something," though it was never so charmingly sung: charm is in fact the keynote of everything these two men sing. Milton--once described by his colleague Caetano Veloso as mil tons ("a thousand tones")--revels in his rich vocal palette, offsetting Gil's more laid-back softness. But behind these songs, with their beguilingly gentle backing, there lurk hard truths about love and war, poverty and oppression. It's great to have the full lyrics, but serious listeners will have to invest in a Portuguese dictionary. --Michael Church

Customer Reviews:

no es digno de ellos.......2005-08-10

hay como 4 o 5 temas buenos y el resto.....no es digno.
estos dos monstruos pueden hacerlo mucho mejor.

Seen better days.......2004-03-07

Two of Brazil's MPB greats together - a match made in heaven. But the result is a bit more earthbound, alas.

The album was nominated for a World Music Grammy several years back (out of loyalty to the artists, perhaps), but even the overly deferential members of the Recording Academy - who would have LOVED to honor these two honorable musicians - couldn't bring themselves to make their album the finalist.

Gil is in fairly good voice in his 60's, but Milton's soaring vocal style from his youth has crash-landed in recent years. The songs don't gel, don't have any rhythmic fire beneath them.

Much better to support these two by buying their earlier, more laudable career efforts.

Mixed bag..........2002-01-02

Overall, this seems rather bland. It's a step up for Nascimento, whose work is usually fairly torturous (this at least is pretty listenable...), but a step backwards for Gilberto Gil, who in the mid-1990s rebounded from a decades-long aesthetic slump and made a series of outstanding new albums. Gil's hot streak still continues, with this collaboration as sort of a mild misfire. This disc is okay, but I agree with the reviewer who said that there are better albums by both artists that you could listen to instead.

Para los que gustan de la buena música.......2001-06-30

Recién tengo este disco desde hace algunas horas y ya lo he escuchado unas tres veces. Se nota que la conjunción de estos dos grandes es muy prolífica. Hay calidad, buenas canciones y tradición. Cada uno respeta el espacio del otro como compositor e intérprete. Sin embargo, ojo, que no es para novatos ni gente que quiera salir bailando la primera vez que lo escucha. Este disco es para paladearlo y digerirlo, para ir gozando de a poco y descubriendo cada canción. Una joya de la música brasilera.

Two masters: art in full maturity and extraordinary vitality.......2001-02-06

It is a delight to be blessed by what these two have been able to produce together now, in full maturity. For years and years I have been following the work of Gilberto Gil and Milton Nascimento. Now, in this creative and powerful meeting, they share the joy of knowing how to blend their talents without constraints, in a most generous flow. Starting with "Sebastian", in reference the Saint who protects Rio de Janeiro, they have created a song of love and reverence to this beautiful city, proposing to heal its wounds of violence and pain through love and song. This is part of a series of new compositions, with Milton's melody and Gil's words. "Duas Sanfonas" invites the new generation to come play and sing with their elders, in this song that celebrates unity and joy. "Bom Dia", a well known song by Gil and Nana Caymi, is sang in the most touching, delicate and tender way, their two unique voices blending in the most exquisite manner. "Dinamarca", a touching tribute to a loved one that has died, their longing expressed in a melodic interaction between voices and poetic words... The combination of traditional songs with new compositions, all of it offer us a display of the many facets of fluent talent and vision of these two musicians. This album expresses the joy and humbleness that is acquired only when true mastery is reached! I highly recommend you listen to it with your full attention!!!

Average customer rating: A Brazilian "tropicalia" classic

Gilberto Gil (Nêga) Gilberto Gil Manufacturer: Water ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music International | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Na Afriki Acoustic Release the Stars ASIN: B000MGTF5I Release Date: 2007-04-02

Tracks:

1. N (Photograph Blues)
2. Can't Find My Way Home
3. Three Mushrooms
4. Babylon
5. Volkswagen Blues
6. Mamma
7. One O'Clock Last Morning, 20th April 1970
8. Crazy Pop Rock
9. Can't Find My Way Home [*]
10. Up from the Skies [*]
11. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band [*]

Album Details

Released in 1971 While Gil Gilberto was Living in London, this is the Third Self-titled Release from the Bossa Nova and Tropicalia Legend. Gil Recorded this Album While in Political Exile from his Native Brazil and It's Somber, Straightforward Tone is a Welcome Change from the Experimental, Psychedelic Assault of his 1969 Long Player. Featuring Seven Originals and a Brilliant Cover Steve Winwood's "Can't Find My Way Home," this Release also Includes Three Bonus Tracks Including Covers of Jimi Hendrix and the Beatles. A Tropicalia Classic.

Customer Reviews:

A Brazilian "tropicalia" classic.......2007-04-15

Songwriter-guitarist Gilberto Gil was, along with his collaborator Caetano Veloso, a founding member of the hippie-ish "tropicalia" movement, which merged Brazilian art forms with the psychedelic and "new wave" movements from Europe and the USA.

Gil's career took off at roughly the same time that Brazilian politics devolved into a military coup, and accordingly the great cultural radical ran afoul of the new dictatorship. In 1969 Veloso and Gil were arrested, then sent into European exile, where they remained for several years. This album was recorded in London, during that exile, and features Gil at his most searching and haunted. The album includes groovy acoustic versions of several songs that appear (in electrified, rock-funk form) on other albums, as well as some truly goofy, delerious English-language psych-folk tunes, including "Three Mushrooms," which has a Tim Buckley-ish spaciness to it. This expanded version includes three bonus tracks, most notably a cover of Steve Winwood's "Can't Find My Way Home," which takes on renewed poignance, given what Gil was going through at the time.

By the way, Gil certainly got his revenge: he and Veloso returned to Brazil in 1972 and became, despite the ongoing censorship and political paranoia, huge pop stars, and are considered two of the most influential musicians in modern Brazilian pop. Not only that, but Gil even went into politics himself, getting elected to office locally in Bahia, and is currently (in 2007) serving as the country's Minister of Culture. How's that for a happy ending? So, here he is in his youth, banished but not bowed, soaking up the psychedelic wackiness of Swinging London, and sending it back home for everyone to hear... And now you can, too!

Average customer rating:

The Early Years Gilberto Gil Manufacturer: Wrasse Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Latin Pop | Latin Music | Styles | Music Similar Items: Momento ASIN: B0002VEWF6 Release Date: 2004-10-05

Tracks:

1. Miserere N [Have Mercy on Us]
2. Maracatu Ato
3. Nega [Photograph Blues]
4. Frevo Rasgado [Torn Frevo]
5. Domingou [Sunday Afternoon Rework]
6. Expresso 2222
7. Gel Geral [General Jelly]
8. TrCaravelas (Las Tres Carabelas) [Three Ships - The Three Carabelas] - Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso
9. Bat Macumba [Black Magic]
10. Lunik 9
11. Ele Falava Nisso Todo Dia
12. Roda [Circle City Mix]
13. Prociss[Procession]
14. Louva [Praise]
15. Chiclete com Banana [Chewing Gum with Banana]
16. Black in Bahia
17. Volks, Volkswagen Blues
18. Chuckberry Fields Forever - Maria Betha, , Gal Costa, Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso
19. Aquele Abra[That Hug]
20. Domingo No Parque [Sunday in the Park]
21. Can't Find My Way Home
22. Luzia Luluza

Amazon.com

As one of Brazil's most important music figures, books could be written about Gilberto Gil's early years. Gil and other like-minded artists in the tropicalia movement fused samba, bossa nova, rock, Anglo folk and more experimental forms into music that was both catchy and topical. The music here reflects the heady late 1960s rock sounds and philosophies, and Gil's gifts as a composer and performer were such that he became popular in his homeland and beyond. Tragically, he was not well received by government authorities--his choice of subject matter lead to jail and exile. Amongt the 22 tracks we get hits like the "Maracatu Atomico" and "Louvacao." Also of note is Gil's solo turn (voice and acoustic guitar) take on Steve Winwood's "Can't Find My Way Home," which sounds all the more tragic because of Gil's exile. While Gil's later work continues to challenge as he pokes at the edges of pop formats, this is the stuff that legends are made of. --Tad Hendrickson

Average customer rating: pretty awesome Controversial, if anything... 5 stars Don't Listen To The Haters zappada media misteriosa

Gil e Jorge Gilberto Gil , and Jorge Ben Manufacturer: Polygram Records ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Brazil | South & Central America | International | Styles | Music General | International | Styles | Music General | Latin Music | Styles | Music Brazilian Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: África Brasil Brazilian Hits & Funky Classics A Tábua de Esmeralda Caetano Veloso (Tropicália) Samba Esquema Novo ASIN: B0000046KT Release Date: 1992-05-19

Tracks:

1. Meu Glorioso Sao Cristovao
2. Nega
3. Jurubeba
4. Quem Mandou (Pe Na Estrada)
5. Taj Mahal
6. Morre O Burro, Fica O Homen
7. Essa E Pra Tocar No Radio
8. Filhos De Gandhi
9. Sarro

Customer Reviews:

pretty awesome.......2006-06-27

great album. i've got a few jorge ben albums that i love. I have gil's eletracustico, but i didn't get a real sense of gil's style until i heard this album. it's worth your time.

Controversial, if anything... .......2006-03-21

Reading the reviews it is clear that one either loves or hates this disc. As a rational, sane judge of all things good, I obviously fall on the side of those who find this record to be brilliant. I read somewhere (maybe on the liner notes) that this record was recorded in 12 hours. As a jam session it is one of a kind for a couple of reasons. First, the playing is good. On a few tracks it is great. Somehow, in the 21st century, people have become so used to hearing records that have been over-produced and tweaked at the sound boards (Even Kiss' famous Alive record was "enhanced" in the studio after recording)that they forget what real live human beings playing real instruments in real time sounds like. Of course you get screw ups. But even the greatest musicians playing and conducting in the greatest symphonies in the world, performing the most difficult music in the world, are bound to play imperfectly, either too flat, or with too much passion, or with the wrong passion, or too technically, or not technically enough. This record is not a technically perfect record. But it has passion, feeling, and is a lot of fun.

there is one thing that is very quirky about this record that you can hear if you pay attention to it. Apparently Jorge Ben was in a very different mood from Gilberto Gil that day and each had a very different idea about what they wanted the recordings to sound like, and so that tension runs through every song. In the same year this record was recorded, Paulo Leminski published "Catatau", one of the most difficult, obscure books ever written in the Portuguese language. In "Catatau" there is a character named "Occam" who, although a reference to Ockham, is according to Leminski's notes derived from Afro Brazilian mythology also (maybe Ogum?): he is the monster of the irrational that disrupts and disturbs order and expectations. For me, Gilberto Gil on this record is Occam. Jorge Ben plays very tame, in tune, very orderly, and Gilberto Gil goes absolutely insane, doing everything he can to disrupt the order and focus that Jorge Ben insists on following, turning lyrics upside down, singing out of tune on purpose, turning his voice into a noise box, making odd sounds in the microphone in imitation of Jorge's guitar strumming, etc.

And as a listener it is wonderful to focus on that tension and musical push-and-shove and see how it plays out in song after song. The struggle between order and chaos reaches its high point in Taj Mahal. I cannot listen to the studio version of taj Mahal from Jorge Ben any more because it sounds so flat and lifeless after hearing the incredible performance on this record. If you thought Jorge Ben's Taj Mahal was a vibrant song before this record, it is odd to realize that Jorge Ben needed Gilberto Gil's obnoxious studio antics to breathe life into the song.

Clearly some listeners approached this record with the wrong frame of mind, or misunderstood much of it, or were simply obtuse enough to be insensitive to the order-disorder games that these two masters of Brazilian 70s pop were playing in the studio the day this record was recorded. For me, this record is golden, a gem now 30 years old and still alive.

5 stars.......2005-12-02

For two musicians to sit down and record this without intensive practice in one night is incredible. Their synergy must be heard to be believed. It is something of an extended jam--the tracks (most Ben's I believe) often run 10min or more, and they definitely feel expansive: allowing the playing itself to actually dictate the length of the songs. That doesn't bother me to the extent it might bother others who are more accustomed to hearing Gil and Ben's usually concisely written 3-and-half-minute pop-oriented songs.

The sets usually start out loose and a little uncoordinated, slowly getting tighter, until they are both furiously locked in at the finish. If you like Fela you'll appreciate this.

Also some of the greatest bass lines I have ever heard are here. Gil here is great, though his tendency to get Bobby McFerrinesque, endearing to some including myself, will probably alienate many; Ben is simply perfect, providing the grooves.

Don't Listen To The Haters.......2005-10-10

I honestly don't understand how people can bash this recording. I will admit that it's not a perfect sonic masterpiece, nor are the recorded songs "tight", in a sense of the word. But the beauty of this record more than makes up for any flaws.

This record contains awesome jamming--as if you were hanging out at a beach party in Bahia, and Gil e Jorge were just having some fun with a couple acoustic guitars, a percussion player and a bass player. It also has some great vocal improvisation that never gets tiresome. The vocals are full of pure emotion, and it sounds as if the two are having a blast. This is an atmospheric record--it is about as close as you can come to transporting yourself to Brazil without getting on an airplane. Fun record, transcendant record--two pure musicians having a hell of a lot of fun. You will have fun too.

zappada media misteriosa.......2005-07-30

está bueno, pero no es un disco muy importante.
no es malo, me gusta, pero no me da la paciencia para ponerme a escucharlo. comprate algo mejor

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