Gilberto Gil
Rhythms Of BahiaGilberto Gil Label: Charly SNAP271CD Price: £ 8.80 (£7.65 outside EU)
One of the biggest names on the Brazilian music scene since the mid Sixties, Gilberto Gil is also a leading figure on the international world music scene. One of the biggest names on the Brazilian music scene since the mid Sixties, Gilberto Gil is also a leading figure on the international world music scene. From his humble folk roots in Bahia, northern Brazil, he has not only established himself as an international superstar but also as a leading politician, serving nowadays as Brazil’s Minister of Culture. Brazil’s top-selling artist, he is a master of fusion, skilfully blending the samba and bossa nova sounds and rhythms of his native Bahia with elements of jazz, reggae and funk. As a highly-accomplished singer, guitarist and composer, he has collaborated over the years with a galaxy of international stars – Jimmy Cliff, The Wailers, Pink Floyd and Yes to name but a few. This collection features in its entirety one of his finest studio albums, ‘Soy Loco Por Ti America’ (‘I’m Crazy About You America’), which was released by the Braziloid label in 1987. It also features by way of bonus tracks, superb live performances of six of his best known songs, including ‘Nao Chore Mais’. His unique and platinum-selling interpretation of Bob Marley’s ‘No Woman, No Cry’, it topped the Brazilian charts for several months in 1980. Tracklisting
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