Gilberto gil biography of mahatma

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Biography of Gilberto Gil

Gilberto Gil is one of the greatest personalities in Brazilian music, recognised worldwide.

His international career has already earned him a Grammy in the Best World Music Disc category in 1998 and a Latin Grammy in 2003.

Gilberto Gil (born Gilberto Passos Gil Moreira) was born in Salvador and spent his childhood in Ituaçu, in the interior of Bahia, where he first became interested in music listening to Orlando Silva and Luiz Gonzaga.

Gilberto Gil moved to Salvador at the age of nine and began learning the accordion.

At 18, he formed the group “Os Desafinados”.

Gilberto gil biography of mahatma

At the end of the 1950s, influenced by João Gilberto, he started playing the guitar.

While studying business administration, he learnt about contemporary classical music. In 1962, he recorded his first solo record and met Caetano Veloso, Maria Bethânia and Gal Costa.

The following year, with Tom Zé joining the group, they performed “Nós