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THE 2007 AUDI A6 $519 PER MONTH Music Miday 2007 ENTERTAINMENT MUSIC MOVIES BEST OF CLASSIFIED PROMOTIONS SEARCH AD INDEX NEWS BLOGS RESTAURANTS write to the editor email a friend print article Gilberto Gil By ERNEST BARTELDES Published: March 29, 2007 Forget the fiery performances that this Brazilian legend has staged in the past, backed by a big band playing reggae and samba. This time around, he follows in the footsteps of João Gilberto. Gil performs solo, revisiting both classic and obscure selections from his personal songbook. Details: Gilberto Gil performs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, March 30, at Gil was one of the minds behind the Tropicalia movement of the Sixties. As noted by longtime friend the Carnival Center for the Performing Arts, 1300 Caetano Veloso, Gil would listen Biscayne Blvd, Miami. Call 786-468-2000, or visit repeatedly to the Beatles' Sgt. www.carnivalcenter.org. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Subject(s): Gilberto Gil then urge members of his group to incorporate those rock elements into their traditional bossa nova. The result was the landmark Tropicalia album in 1968, a disc that single-handedly changed the face of music in Brazil by introducing electric guitars, backward tapes, and synthesizers. In 1969 he and Veloso were arrested and exiled to London by Brazil's military dictatorship. There he continued to research new sounds. Eventually Gil began to incorporate reggae, jazz, and rap into his music. Today Gil juggles his career as a musician with his duties as Minister of Culture of Brazil, a job he (at first) reluctantly accepted when appointed by President Luis Inácio Lula da Silva. "I used to be a stone thrower, but now I am a glass window," he has said about his position. He has nevertheless thrived in the job, creating tax breaks for artists and corporations that sponsor the arts in his country. On his latest album, Gil Luminoso, he performs bare-bones renditions of songs such as "Eu Preciso Aprender a Ser S-" ("I Need to Learn To Be Alone") and "Tempo Rei" ("King Time"), giving them a more personal approach than the original electrified releases. There are virtually no overdubs or studio tricks, and that is what audiences can expect on his U.S. tour. Most Popular Most Viewed Mast Commented The Ride to Perdition Miami-based Bangbus.com is a leading purveyor of Internet porn, but at what cost to naïve models? Killer Kids An epidemic of payback murder is wiping out a generation of inner-city youth Storming the House The real story behind that wacky run at George W. Letters from the issue of March 29, 2007 "Tattoo an exit visa on Jose Luis de Jesus Miranda's ass and send him back where he belongs." GET 1000 ANYTIME MINUTES UNUMITED TEXT MESSAGING 3 MONTHS FREE ENTERTAINMENT Behind the Boot Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez is on a rampage. Here's the skinny CADA MORE A MONTH Stop By! Culture 10:31AM 04/05/07 Be Social Blogs The Jesus Defense Prevails! Sort of Road Rage 11:05AM 04/06/07 Where Have All the Grillz Gone, Miami? Flotsam 04:28AM 04/06/07 "Star Witness" in Poleo Case in Jail Again News 08:19AM 04/05/07 Miller Unveils "Beerveza." Get it? Flotsam 04:41AM 04/05/07 2 O Asian Art from the Bass... Betrayal Carlos Alvarez Cuba Current art shows DVD LUU Green Tide I'm So Much Better than You I'm So Much Better than You I Have Before Me a... What we are writing about FREE NEWSLETTER Sign Up Now! backpage.com community (772) automotive 1,284) buy, sell, trade (2,369 musician (914) rentals (5,869) real estate for sale (5,504) jobs (3,104) personals (632) adult entertainment services (3,226) (2,577) CLICK HERE Taste BEEREL DRINK FREE BEER! CLICK HERE SINGLES ampd GET 1000 ANYTIME MINUTES UNLIMITED TEXT MESSAGING 3 MONTHS FREE ENTERTANIANT