Nonesuch releases a live two-disc recording from the legendary, Grammy Award–winning Brazilian singers, songwriters, and guitarists Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil—Dois Amigos, Um Século de Música: Multishow Live—on April 8, 2016. This historic reunion celebrates a lifelong friendship over the half-century careers of two artists that have broken cultural, social, and political barriers through music. Dois Amigos, Um Século de Música: Multishow Live was recorded for television during a concert in Brazil last year, in the midst of the Dois Amigos tour. Gil and Veloso have, to date, performed for more than 135,000 fans at 44 sold-out concerts in 21 countries and 35 cities since beginning their tour last June in Amsterdam. Their tour begins again this April, with US stops in Los Angeles, Oakland, Miami, and Brooklyn.The new album features an entire concert, comprising 28 songs, including "Nine Out of Ten" in English; "Tres Palabras" and "Tonada de Luna Llena" in Spanish; "Come Prima" in Italian. Dois Amigos also includes longtime favorites from the artists, including "Coração Vagabundo," "Desde que o Samba é Samba," "Expresso 2222," "Esotérico," "Drão," and many others. The songs, which are mostly written by Veloso and Gil, are performed acoustically, as both duets and solo.Reviews of the concerts have noted the intimacy between Veloso's and Gil's voices and guitars, with Reuters calling their Montreux performance "pure and poignant," and the Guardian calling it "historic … a classy and emotional performance," saying, "They are now in their early 70s, and they are still remarkable." Their friendship begin in the early 1960s, in Salvador, Bahia, and has endured many triumphs and difficulties over the decades: from their first, historic concerts at the Teatro Vila Velha to performances in music festivals, moves to Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, incarceration, and exile to London, among many other experiences.Dois Amigos was produced by Veloso and Gil, with sound engineering by their sons, Moreno Veloso and Bem Gil. The album was released internationally earlier this year.
D**L
Two Titans Look Back
Friends in music, philosophy, and politics since college days in Bahia, Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso are among the titans of Brazilian music, founders in the 1960s of the tropicália movement and pioneers of músical popular brasiliera (MPB). This 2-disc live concert album has both performing in duets and solo, playing their guitars. Nearly all the songs are their own compositions, including one in English, but they include an Ary Barroso tune, a Spanish song of Simon Díaz, and Mario Panzeri's Come Prima. Both men are presently age 73, and while Gil's voice is now strained, occasionally shifting into falsetto or deep baritone, Velosos' is still strong and smooth; this album serves as a living retrospective of their long careers. MPB owes much to the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper album, and the men blended rock into samba and baião forms; hence the songs here are largely ballads and soft rock with northeastern influences. Their lives had a rocky start, as both in 1969 were arrested, imprisoned, and later obliged into temporary exile chiefly because of their nonconformity in music and dress. Later, Gil entered city politics in Salvador with interest in environmental and cultural matters and served as Brazil's Minister of Culture 2003-2008. Meanwhile, Caetano became more international in his music. The album's sound is from their concert amplifier feed, but all is perfectly clear with spatial echo. The virtual audio space between the musicians is narrow. Some popular milestone tunes are among their selections and the audience responds with the familiarity. We listeners also appreciate the body of their work and rejoice in this fine, happy, friendly album.
M**E
Dois Amigos are keepers
The two master-musicians are teamed to present a delightful melding of their many years of singular success and dedication to their craft. Together, they are powerful, while bringing their own individual qualities of gentle emotionality and fine techniques.
M**S
beautiful album
Two masters! It is a safe purchase, I really recommend it
M**.
Nice, but not quite as interesting as I had ...
Nice, but not quite as interesting as I had hoped. Purely personal, though - both great musicians and performers.
C**K
For lovers of brazilian music
The combination of these two well known artists is refreshing and a feast to our ears.
M**A
Poor quality! not what I expected
Poor quality! not what I expected! I have several other cds by them that I really like, but I was disappointed with this one.
P**A
Wonderful
Genial music
N**O
Five Stars
It reminded me of Brazil at the time we lived there.
M**E
Excellent !
Deux grands chanteurs au micro !
G**.
Sound seems boosted and distortionned!
Big deception because the sound live on Youtube is quite good! It went straight tothe garbage!
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