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Gilberto Gil

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1994 - Acoustic

1993 - Tropicália 2

1991 - Parabolicamará

1989 - O Eterno Deus Mu dança

1989 - The Eternal God of Change

1989 - Les indispensables de Gilberto Gil

1985 - Dia Dorim Noite Neon

1984 - Raça humana

1983 - Extra

1981 - Brasil

1979 - Nightingale

1979 - Realce

1978 - Antologia Do Samba-Choro

1977 - Satisfação - Raras & Inéditas

1977 - Refazenda

1977 - Refavela

1975 - Gil e Jorge

1972 - Expresso 2222

1971 - Gilberto Gil

1968 - Velloso, Bethania, Gil

1967 - Louvação

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1 Male

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66

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1,435,500

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Salvador, Brazil

Genre
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Folk

Style
Folk

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Born

1942

Active
1962 to Present...

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Alternate Name
Gilberto Passos Gil Moreira

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Gilberto Passos Gil Moreira (born June 29, 1942), better known as Gilberto Gil (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒiɫˈbɛʁtu ʒiɫ]) or (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒiu̯ˈbɛɾtʊ ʒiu̯]), is a Brazilian singer, guitarist, and songwriter, known for both his musical innovation and political commitment. From 2003 to 2008, he served as Brazil's Minister of Culture in the administration of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Gil's musical style incorporates an eclectic range of influences, including Rock music, Brazilian genres including samba, African music, and reggae.

Gil started to play music as a child and was still a teenager when he joined his first band. He began his career as a bossa nova musician, and then grew to write songs that reflected a focus on political awareness and social activism. He was a key figure in the Música Popular Brasileira and tropicália movements of the 1960s, alongside artists such as longtime collaborator Caetano Veloso. The Brazilian military regime that took power in 1964 saw both Gil and Veloso as a threat, and the two were held for nine months in 1969 before they were told to leave the country. Gil moved to London, but returned to state of Bahia in 1972 and continued his musical career, as well as working as a politician and environmental advocate.