Caetano Veloso & Gilberto Gil – “Dois Amigos, Um Século de Música: Multishow Live” (Nonesuch, 2016)
Singer-songwriters and guitarists Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil are two of the most influential and popular musicians of their generation in Brazil. The Tropicalia movement pioneers are also good friends and have been collaborating since the early 1960s. The album “Dois Amigos, Um Século de Música: Multishow Live” brings the two lifelong friends back together for a fabulous set of memorable acoustic bossa and samba songs mostly penned by Veloso and Gil.
The live album is a two-disc set that contains an entire live show recorded in 2015 for Brazilian TV, during the Dois Amigos tour.
“Dois Amigos, Um Século de Música: Multishow Live” includes some of the artists’ most popular songs such as “Coração Vagabundo,” “Desde que o Samba é Samba,” “Expresso 2222,” “Esotérico,” “Drão.” Although most of the song are in Portuguese, the two songwriters have many fans abroad so they included additional languages to their repertoire: Tres Palabras” and “Tonada de Luna Llena” are in Spanish, Nine Out of Ten” in English,” and “Come Prima” in Italian. There is also a brand new song titled “As Camélias do Quilombo do Leblon.”
Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil have different vocal styles that work out perfectly. Caetano is known for his sweet, mellow voice, while Gilberto has a deeper voice. Even though both artists are now in their 70s, they still have their unmistakable voices.
“Dois Amigos, Um Século de Música: Multishow Live” reveals the intimate side and musical beauty of two of the most important singer-songwriters in Brazil.
Buy the Dois Amigos, Um Século de Música: Multishow Live 2-CD version.
There is also a DVD version featuring the performance captured on video and CD as well.
Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero y Ruiz has dedicated his life to musical exploration. His efforts included the creation of two online portals, worldmusiccentral.org and musicasdelmundo.com. In addition, Angel is the co-founder of the Transglobal World Music Chart, a panel of world music DJs and writers that celebrates global sounds. Furthermore, he delved into the record business, producing world music studio albums and compilations. His works have appeared on Alula Records, Ellipsis Arts, Indígena Records and Music of the World.
