Gilberto Gil; Jorge Ben's lyrics & chords

by Michaelangelo Matos By the time Gilberto Gil went into the studio with fellow Brazilian pop giant and rhythm master Jorge Ben (later Ben Jor), bassist Wagner, and percussionist Djalma Corrèa, he had been a pop pro for a decade, first as a songwriter (Elis Regina made his "Louvacao" a hit in 1965), then as one of the leading lights of the tropicalia movement, alongside Caetano Veloso, Gal Costa, and others. He'd also been jailed for artistic subversion by Brazil's military government, been exiled to London, and returned home in triumph. Eac...read more