Documents from Gilberto Gil's Private Archive

AMERICAN EXPRESS MIAMISPICE Music i Love Miami Spice.com ORGANIZED BY THE GREATER MIAMI CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU NEWS BLOGS RESTAURANTS CALENDAR MUSIC MOVIES ARTS BEST OF CLASSIFIED PROMOTIONS UNZIPPED 2008 New Times FASHION SHOW PRESENTED BY MIDTOWN 4 write to the editor email a friend print article write your comment Gilberto Gil By Ernest Barteldes Published on July 03, 2008 "I have a hard time with modern technology," Brazilian icon Gilberto Gil says, describing the theme of his latest CD, Banda Larga Cordel. "I admit that I use it with moderation, but I am nevertheless fascinated by it." This awe was the inspiration for his first disc of original material in four years, whose title translates as Broadband Pamphlet. "As I wrote the songs, I noticed that there was a clear influence from the cordel poetry of the northeast (which is printed in pamphlets and read on city streets), but there was also a certain link with the concept of the connectivity we have these days." Among the highlights on Banda Larga Cordel is "Não Tenho Medo da Morte" ("I Do Not Fear Death"), a ballad that poetically reflects on death and its inevitability, sung from the point of view of a 65-year-old man who realizes there are fewer days ahead than behind. On the flip side is the upbeat "Samba de Los Angeles," a number that has little to do with Southern California but has a catchy rhythm that ensnares the listener from the get-go. Details: Saturday, July 5. The Fillmore Miami Beach, 1700 Washington Ave. Show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $26.50 to $101.50, www.ticketmaster.com Subject(s): Gilberto Gil, The Fillmore, Miami Beach "The songs came to me during hotel stays," Gil says. "I had gone through a four-year songwriting hiatus due to my work with the government serving since 2003 as minister of culture for the current Brazilian administration), and after the tunes came together, I took advantage of weekends to go into the studio." Blogs -> Loco Lochai: Fetish Photography at the World Erotic Art Museum Fri Aug 8, 11:52 AM Gil says audiences can expect an "intense, motivated, and happy show" that will include new material in addition to --> The Straight Talk Express Veers Even Further Left Fri Aug 8, 9:56 AM Around the Voice - Dancehall Violence, Billy Bob Thornton and The Art of Screaming Fri Aug 8, 12:33 PM > Pitchfork Gives Torche's Meanderthal an 8.2 Fri Aug 8, 12:00 PM -> Weekly Purge #5 Fri Aug 8, 3:59 PM Booze Hound - Doraku Fri Aug 8, 2:54 PM Recent Articles Related Articles Recent Articles by Ernest Barteldes ->> Pinetop Perkins Pinetop Perkins and Friends (Telare) -> Aquiles Báez > Return to Forever >> Xperimento -> Gilberto Gil National Features Village Voice HUD Games How Andrew Cuomo gave birth to the subprime-mortgage One of the first Brazilian artists to embrace the Internet in the mid-Nineties, Gil has made his tunes available online, often releasing alternate takes of his music and allowing fans crisis that threatens to bring down Fannie Mae and Freddie to record entire concerts for personal use. Such is the case during this tour, which will include a six-piece band featuring daughter Preta Gil on vocals and son Bem Gil on guitar. By Wayne Barrett Houston Press Hostages of Houston Inside the world of "stash houses," where smugglers use By Chinese toestort illegal immigrants. Phoenix New Times Me and McCain Here's the John McCain some Arizonans know and loathe. By Amy Silverman AD INDEX Search Advanced Archive Search >> Miami New Times Insiders • Local food, music and news blasts . Free Stuff Subscribe E-Mail Address 2008 IPPED New Times buy, sell, trade (4,179) musician (1,072) rentals (15,330) jobs (4,997) adult entertainment (10,366) Free Classifieds Miami, FL OPTIMAL HEALTH & REUVENATION CENTER OPTIMIZE YOUR LIFE, CALL: 1.877 .224. 3633 201 N. Ocean Drive (AIA) Hollywood www.oharc.com