Gilberto Gil

Artist Description

Gilberto Gil has had a fundamental role in the constant modernization process of Brazilian popular music. A part of this scene for 43 years, he has developed one of the most relevant and renown careers as a singer, composer and guitar-player in this field. Gil has had his albums released abroad since 1978, the year of his successful performance at the Montreux Jazz Festival, in Switzerland, recorded live. Gil tours Europe, North America, Latin America and Japan annually with his contagious pop music in many languages, it is a music with a strong rhythmic appeal and melodic richness, as mixed as the people listening. With 50 albums released, Gilberto Gil has 12 gold records, 5 platinum albums, 7 Grammys and more than 4 million records sold.

For his unflinching creative engagement in bringing to the world the heart and soul of the Brazilian music , Gilberto Gil has been honored by several entities and personalities has also received many prizes in Brazil and abroad as The Polar Prize in 2005. A unique composer powered by immense talent and curiosity; a unique musical ambassador powered by firm cultural conviction.