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| 1. Toda Menina Baiana |
| 2. Palco |
| 3. Aquele Abraço |
| 4. Expresso 2222 |
| 5. Pela Internet |
| 6. Realce |
| 7. Guerra Santa |
| 8. Sala De Som |
| 9. Tradição |
| 10. Sonho Molhado |
| 11. Ela |
| 12. Pílula De Alho |
| 13. Sarará Miolo |
| 14. Óia Eu Aqui De Novo |
| 15. Refazenda |
| 16. Ciência E Arte |
| 17. Mar De Copacabana |
| 18. Rebento |
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Its hard to believe that Brazil's leading political-activist singer is now 60, and harder still when you listen to The Definitive Gilberto Gil. This 18-track anthology spans three decades, but the only way you'd know is through the gentle introduction of studio technology. Together with his friend Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil ushered in the late-60s tropicalismo style, which blended a variety of regional genres to form a musical challenge to Brazil's then-oppressive regime. Their lyrics were dense and allusive, their tempi were exhilaratingly fast. Gil's own songs are perfectly attuned to his light, high timbre; his favourite accompaniment is a delicately-strummed acoustic guitar, which often descends to a confidential whisper. If he uses a backing group, he does so very discreetly; a light touch of Latin percussion is quite sufficient to allow him to float his songs into the ether. This exhilarating album begins with his early song about his home patch in Salvador "Toda Menina Baiana", and moves on through a gamut of national styles and moods. It's a real shame there are no proper sleeve notes (and no lyrics), but in every other sense this is a smashing tribute to his intensely personal art, and to the sunny-side-up view he presents of his native land. --Michael Church
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3.0 out of 5 stars (1 customer review)
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3.0 out of 5 stars
A decent collection, 8 April 2006
By SetsofWaves - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Definitive Bossa Samba & Pop (Audio CD)
This collection contains a few good tracks, but seems to have been put together with little or no thought.
For instance, track 9 ("Tradicao") is unmistakenly performed by Caetano Veloso. While this track originally appears on the 1994 Veloso/Gil duet album "Tropicalia 2," the guitar-work of Gilberto Gil here hardly seems to make it appropriate for inclusion on a Gil compilation.
The rest of the tracks are a mix of old Tropicalia songs and more recent work-- the whole thing just doesn't seem to go together well.
Gilberto Gil is truly an amazing musician, but I venture to say that some of his early tracks suffer from dated production techniques. If you're looking for a great collection of more "timeless" songs by Mr. Gil, I recommend the "The Early Years," released on Wrasse records-- truly a gem.
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