Gilberto Gil Concert

March 11
The String Concert with Gilberto Gil, Jacques Morelenbaum & Bem Gil at the Nokia Theatre
Gilberto Gil has developed one of the most relevant and renown careers as a singer, composer and guitar-player in both world and pop music. In a career that has spanned four decades, with over 30 albums released, Gil has six gold records, four platinum singles and five million records sold. The Tropicalist genre he introduced, alongside Caetano Veloso, has secured his fame internationally as well as at home in Brazil. His extensive and prolific catalogue of work has been covered and recorded by Joao Gilberto, Elis Regina, Gal Costa, Sergio Mendes, Ernie Watts, and Toots Thielmans. Over the years, his political and environmental activism gained prominence alongside his musical career and reached a new height in 2002 when he was appointed minister of culture for Brazil. As a musician and as a diplomat, Gil possesses a key role in the constant modernization of Brazilian popular music and culture throughout the world. North American concert dates have been announced for Grammy Award-winning artist Gilberto Gil for June and July 2008. Following his unprecedented solo tour here in 2007, Gil returns with a full band line-up for 11 concerts in major markets, his first such tour since 1999. Performing the repertoire from his latest CD Banda Larga Cordel (June 2008/Warner Music Latina), Gilberto Gil continues to raise the banner he's been carrying in his most recent works - the Broad Band (Banda Larga). Gil will be performing on Thursday, March 11, at 8 pm, at NOKIA THEATRE TIMES SQUARE, Broadway at 44th Street, New York City. For more information: (800) 745-3000, http://nokiatheatrenyc.com/eventdetail.php?id=25849 http://www.gilbertogil.com.br http://www.ticketmaster.com

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