Banda Larga Cordel

Performer: Gilberto Gil
Engineer: Thiago Braga; Liminha
Producer: Liminha
Distributor: Warner Music France

Notes: Personnel: Gilberto Gil (vocals, guitar, dobro); Liminha (guitar, bass synthesizer, programming); Joao Gil (guitar); Daniel Guedes, Ricardo Amado, Antonella Pareschi, Carlos Mendes, Felipe Prazeres, Carlos Eduardo, Rog�rio Rosa, Bernardo Bessler, Jose Alves (violin); Jesuina Noronha Passaroto, Cec�lia Mendes, Jos� Ricardo Taboada, Mirie Bessler (viola); Alceu Reis, Iura Ranevsky, Marcello Isdebski Salles, Marcio Eymard Malard (cello); Henrique Band (baritone saxophone); Altair Martins (trumpet); Bidu Cordeiro (trombone); Arthur Maia (fretless bass); Alexandre Fonseca (drums, agogo, loops); Gustavo Di Dalva (percussion); Damien Seth, Walter Costa (programming); Nara Gil, Preta Gil (background vocals). Audio Mixers: Damien Seth; Walter Costa; Liminha. Recording information: Palco Studio, Brazil. Unknown Contributor Role: Rafael Rocha. Musical pioneer and former Brazilian government minister, Gilberto Gil traverses genres on his 2008 Grammy-nominated release, BANDA LARGA CORDEL. Contemporary pop, rock, and acoustic sounds permeate the album, reflecting just some of the varied styles he has been influenced by in the past. However, it is still on the simpler samba and bossa nova tracks that he truly shines. Songs like "Samba de los Angeles," "Amor de Carnaval," and "Cano" highlight the softer qualities of Gil's voice and the beauty of the contemporary Brazilian sound.

Dirty Linen (p.67) - "With his cool, easygoing vocals set to a variety of texturally diverse arrangements....Gil obscures language barriers and delivers his message." Global Rhythm (Publication) (p.45) - "With his voice intact after more than 40 years in the business, Gil demonstrates that not only is the muse still with him, but he's still eager to try new directions -- a trait he has proudly carried since his Tropicalia years."

With a career that dates back to the early 1960s, Gilberto Gil is one of the major innovators of Brazilian pop. A founder of the Tropicalia movement, he has embraced a huge variety of influences, from traditional regional styles of the Brazilian Northeast to jazz, reggae, disco, rock, and African music. Romantic, political, and downright funky, Gil always has an eye on both the past and the future.

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