Gilberto Gil

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  • Gilberto Gil is a Brazilian musician, songwriter, activist and politician. Along with his countrymen Caetano Veloso and Gal Costa, he was a pioneer of Brazil's Tropicalia movement. He was appointed Brazil's Minister of Culture in 2003 and resigned in 2008 to focus on his music.allmusic: Gilberto Gil Biography

  • Musical Career

    Gil began recording in 1966. During the seventies, he recorded for a number of Brazilian record companies. He toured Brazil in 1980 with Jimmy Cliff; they made a record that sold about 700,000 copies. During the eighties, he performed at a number of jazz clubs in the United States. Gil has continued to record, releasing 50 albums by the end of 2008.ARTISTdirect: Roberto Gil Biography

  • Political Career

    Gil has been politically active throughout his life. He and Caetano Veloso were arrested in 1969 by the military dictatorship that was in power at the time. He was freed when he agreed to leave the country, which resulted in his exile to London for three years.BBC NEWS: Brazil Musician Leaves Government (July 31, 2008)

    As Minister of Culture, he was a strong advocate for loosening of intellectual property laws and for providing technology to all citizens in order to encourage collaboration and creativity. One of his achievements was establishing 650 "hot spots" around the country which have computers, and software available for free public use.CNET News: Brazil's Minister of Culture Calls for Free Digital Society (September 27, 2007)

  • Partial Discography

  • Quotes

    ""I think we are moving rapidly toward the obsolescence and eventual disappearance of a single traditional model (of copyright protection) and its replacement by others that are hybrids...My personal view is that digital culture brings with it a new idea of intellectual property, and that this new culture of sharing can and should inform government policies."International Herald Tribune: Gilberto Gil and the Politics of Music (March 6, 2007)

    ""Today's digital technologies represent a fantastic opportunity for democratizing access to knowledge...We have found that the appropriation of digital technology can be an incredible upgrade in skills of political self-management and the local political process.""CNET News: Brazil's Minister of Culture Calls for Free Digital Society (September 27, 2007)

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      @dandonota Tempo Perdido é linda! Mas não é exatamente isso... Gilberto Gil, vou ver!
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      @relameira Gilberto Gil> O Tempo Rei
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      Amadou & Mariam, Gilberto Gil & Nusrat Fateh Ali khan, all very different artists, all can be labeled "world" music. Dminishes the artist!
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