You may not know him, but he’s a superstar in Brazil.<\/p>\n
He was exiled from the country, landed in London in the early seventies, and then came back to Brazil for his victory lap, further success and even a stint in the government as Minister of Culture.<\/p>\n
Now Rio is a dangerous place. You can’t walk around willy-nilly and after dark the cars don’t even stop for red lights. Gilberto’s studio is on a hill across the street from the American School, just shy of the favela. The American School wants to move, but no one will buy the land, at least not at a reasonable price.<\/p>\n
Gilberto now lives in an apartment building with security features after his family was accosted in his previous home.<\/p>\n
But his studio, high in the hills…<\/p>\n
Visiting it was like a fall day in Los Angeles. We got behind the gate, every house has a wall and gate, and walked through to a staircase that brought us down to the studio, which to label it “home” would be doing it a disservice. Gilberto was elegant and wry and went into detail about his career and… He wanted to do music, but first he got a degree to please his parents, but after being on TV his career blew up and…<\/p>\n
You may not know him, but you’ll learn from his story. You’ll enjoy the discourse. You’ll be brought to a foreign land, which is always illuminating, but ultimately learn…<\/p>\n
The music business is always the same.<\/p>\n
A snippet:<\/p>\n
\nGilberto Gil on the podcast, listen at: https:\/\/t.co\/XhGo4yhWh6<\/a> or https:\/\/t.co\/STRa8mMkLu<\/a> or… pic.twitter.com\/mt1riJhFWX<\/a><\/p>\n
\u00e2\u20ac\u201d Bob Lefsetz (@Lefsetz) May 16, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n