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The Tropicalia trailblazer, who fused samba and bossa nova with rock (and got imprisoned for his revolutionary ways along with Caetano Veloso), is still touring 40 years after his debut. This beautiful 2006 album is the first recording of only his voice and guitar: Copo Vazio; Voce e Voce; Rebento , and more spirit and soul from a Brazilian-pop legend.

The second album from this legend (and current Brazilian Minister of Culture) is one of the earliest, and most important, documents of the Tropicalia movement. Featuring help from Sao Paulo eccentric geniuses, Os Mutantes, Gil's 1968 release marries British psychedelia with mutated samba rhythms and lush orchestration. Though it is one of Gilberto Gil's most pop oriented albums it is no less innovative than his later, more experimental, recordings. A superb record from one of Brazil's most influential post bossa nova artists.

Originally released in 1972, Expresso 2222 is Gil's first release since returning to Brazil after a two year political exile and the joy is palpable within the grooves. Moving away from the psychedelic tone of his late '60s recordings, Expresso 2222 has a funky and jazzy feel that blends perfectly with Gil's percussive guitar work and soulful vocal delivery. More even and less experimental than previous recordings this album is still an equal to those that came before in both its imaginative arrangements and the seamless blend of styles that defined the Tropicalia movement. This is one of Gil's last masterworks, a record that many consider to be his best.

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Released in 1971 while Gil was living in London, this is the 3rd self-titled release from the bosssa nova and tropicalia legend. Gil recorded this album while in political exile from his native Brazil and its somber, straightforward tone is a welcome change frm the experimental, psychedelic assault of his 1969 long player. Featuring 7 originals and a brilliant cover of Steve Winwood's Can't Find My Way Home', this Water release also contains 3 bonus tracks including covers of Jimi Hendrix and the Beatles. A tropicalia classic. Reissued 2007.

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Originally released in 1969, this is Gilberto Gil's second self-titled album in as many years. Perhaps not as consistent as the previous year's effort this is still a massive slab of Tropicalia, and one of the most forward-thinking pop albums to ever come out of Brazil. Featuring his first major hit Aquele Abraço and other classics like Volks Volkswagen Blue and Cérebro Eletrónico, Gilberto Gil manages to incorporate psychedelic experimentation, blues, rock, samba and post bossa nova into a whole much greater than the sum of its parts. A Tropicalia classic in print domestically for the first time ever.