Documents from Gilberto Gil's Private Archive

Runnin' Scared Are You An iDiot? Camping Out For The iPhone by Heather Muse (10:45AM 07/11) Revenge Served Courtside: The Christie Brinkley Gilberto Gil is many things to many Divorce Settlement people, which explains why his Nokia by Heather Muse (9:51AM 07/11) Theater audience scanned like a New York City census smeared across a single room: bohemian matrons saddled with large baubles there for the culturally relevant Gil, Brazilian expats there for the patriotic Gil, dog-eared teenagers struggling against heavy lids for the freaky, avant-garde Gil. Unnervingly well-toned men ground against their girlfriends' hips during reggae-lite moments; seniors became dewy-eyed during the samba covers. I observed joy in children and bemusement on the faces of scented men in Oxfords. . Voice Choice: Lost: How a Certain TV Mega-Hunk Stole My Identity (9:00AM 07/11) La Daily Musto Lez Get Together, Yeah-Yeah-Yeah! by Michael Musto (3:40PM 07/08) A Plea For Some Verbal Floral Displays by Michael Musto (3:30PM 07/04) The Worst Movie Ever Made Needs Your Help by Michael Musto (1:32PM 07/03) Fork in the Road Best Markets: Sahadi's by Sarah Di Gregorio (10:50AM 07/11) Dragon Fruit Season in Chinatown by Sarah Di Gregorio (6:26PM 07/10) Sound of the City Beck Goes All Al Gore on Us by Rob Harvilla (1:03PM 07/09) Hugs and Kisses 50: Conor Oberst and More by Camille Dodero (10:05AM 07/09) All City Cluckatron Has a Prediction by Camille Dodero (4:41PM 02/01) Threadster Yes We Can: Obama Pride Through Kicks by Nina Lalli (1:17PM 02/19 158FESTIVAL Saturday, July 19th, at Coney Island, NY FREE Music write to the editor email a friend SUBWAYS BLENDER THEATER print article comment Gilberto Gil Bleats Like a Seal At Nokia Theater, Gil's reception is still as clear as ever By Mike Powell Wednesday, July 7 2008 But "bringing people together"--and all the happy incongruities that old- fashioned ideal implies-has been Gil's tack for over 35 years. As a founding member of Tropicalia-an omnivorous style of '60s Brazilian music that encompassed pop art, rock 'n' roll, samba, funk, tape collage, psychedelia, and noises that resemble both water and farts-Gil was seen as a clown by Brazil's hardcore leftists (for liking Coke and going on TV) and as a threat by the government (for cracking wise on the military but refusing to give up Coke and TV appearances, like other hardcore leftists). His mysterious, undefined audience turned out to be a little bit of everyone. Enjoy yourself. He sure is. Details: Gilberto Gil Nokia Theater June 24 Christopher Owyoung Most Viewed Most Commented Most Emailed Scientology's Crushing Defeat A previously unpublished saga of an $8 million check cathedrals Tuesday's set fixated on themes of The Houses That Ruthlessness Built communication and interrelation. To start, Welcome to middling baseball in sleek new his band built a spidery funk song from a ringtone (rather than the other way around), a gesture that encapsulated , both his ruminative bent and his cheeky sensibility. (Though it sometimes makes him sound overly eager to be relevant- when he introduced his backing musicians as the Broadband, I heard a canned comedy trombone sliding downward in the offstage of my mind.) His occasional corniness, though, makes him a more believably humanistic David Byrne: someone thrilled enough by the way people come together to join in, rather than organize a grant-funded multimedia installation about it The NYPD Rips Up Rappers Rebel Diaz and their hip-hop politics run afoul of the cops The Trials of Jean Grae Why an NYC rap star threatened retirement, and why she hasn't stopped threatening vet Columbia's Knotty Noose Problem, Part 2 How the Teachers College administration went from supportive to skeptical in the Constantine case Village Voice Insiders Weekly villagevoice.com • Weekly freebies and Special Offers • Daily "What To Do in NYC" E-mail Information on the Performing Arts Subscribe E-Mail Address IVOICE Free New York Classifieds KNITTING FACTORY Brand New Men's Burberry Necktie in Pink FREE Verifone or Hypercom Credit Card Terminal w/ Merchant Account LizArt Unique ANIMAL pins, magnets and figurines Mattress Sale! Shop Home Online Pay Cash or Credit! Twin - Full Queen Comfortable + Convenient