Gilberto Gil
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Emerging from Salvador’s lively musical landscape, Gilberto Gil began formal training at a local music school after his mother gifted him an accordion, later shifting to guitar and bossa-nova under the influence of João Gilberto. His early collaborations with Caetano Veloso at the Federal University of Bahia helped launch the seminal Tropicália movement, blending Brazilian folk, rock, and avant-ga…
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources