We had a lot of hype leading up to our Gilberto Gil date, a lot of that coming our way very fortuitously via national media like the NYT. He was a big catch for us.
Looks like this week's Creative Loafing covers the show. Read what you missed (or revisit what you saw) here.
-dj
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Wednesday, April 04, 2007
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Gil's triumphant tour
We wrote recently about Brazilian Gilberto Gil's upcoming appearance in Austin at the South by Southwest festival. Now, he's ready to take on New York City, before he comes to Tampa and the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center on March 31.
From all appearances, it should be a relatively easy takeover.
Sunday's New York Times gave him a rave preview of his scheduled concert at Radio City Music Hall.
"At various moments in his career, Gilberto Gil put forth some of the last century's great pop records. ... Happily, his latest record to be released here, "Gil Luminoso," can be listed among those. ... Underneath his records has always been this: a brilliant small-scale singer-songwriter with guitar. Do your best to see Mr. Gil. ... He seldom plays here ... and few performers are better at radiating genenosity."
Gil also spent some time recently with National Public Radio.
Check it out, here.
Now I'm really looking forward to his concert here. MichaelK/TBPAC
From all appearances, it should be a relatively easy takeover.
Sunday's New York Times gave him a rave preview of his scheduled concert at Radio City Music Hall.
"At various moments in his career, Gilberto Gil put forth some of the last century's great pop records. ... Happily, his latest record to be released here, "Gil Luminoso," can be listed among those. ... Underneath his records has always been this: a brilliant small-scale singer-songwriter with guitar. Do your best to see Mr. Gil. ... He seldom plays here ... and few performers are better at radiating genenosity."
Gil also spent some time recently with National Public Radio.
Check it out, here.
Now I'm really looking forward to his concert here. MichaelK/TBPAC
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Gilberto Gil practices what he preaches
As the minister of culture for Brazil, Gilberto Gil is speaking at the South by Southwest Music and Media Conference in Austin on Wednesday just before he transforms into a pop star on a three-week North American tour, which includes stops at Radio City Music Hall and the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center.
In a front-page Arts&Leisure section article on Sunday, The New York Times focused on the convergence of his worlds of politics and the arts.
"He doesn't just make music, he also makes policy," the Times article said.
His style has been called "Afro Zen," which is intriguing all by itself.
With cut and paste techniques -- the musical equivalent of William Burroughs' literary technique -- Gil and other "Tropicalistas" in the late 1960s foreshadowed today's digital sampling.
As one of the pioneers of world music, he mixed samba, salsa and bossa nova with rock and folk.
"Music is something visceral in me, something that exudes from me, and even when I'm not thinking about it, I will still be making music, always," Gil told the Times. -- MichaelK/TBPAC
In a front-page Arts&Leisure section article on Sunday, The New York Times focused on the convergence of his worlds of politics and the arts.
"He doesn't just make music, he also makes policy," the Times article said.
His style has been called "Afro Zen," which is intriguing all by itself.
With cut and paste techniques -- the musical equivalent of William Burroughs' literary technique -- Gil and other "Tropicalistas" in the late 1960s foreshadowed today's digital sampling.
As one of the pioneers of world music, he mixed samba, salsa and bossa nova with rock and folk.
"Music is something visceral in me, something that exudes from me, and even when I'm not thinking about it, I will still be making music, always," Gil told the Times. -- MichaelK/TBPAC
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