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Gil e Jorge by Jorge Ben

Gil e Jorge

Release Date: 5/19/1992

Recording Date: 1/1975

Tracks: 9

Length: 01:18:52 Hrs

Label: Verve

Type: CD

Genre/Styles:
International, Tropicalia, MPB, Brazilian Pop, Brazil, Brazilian Traditions

Album Tracks (9)

Song Title
Length
1.
Meu Glorioso Sao Cristovao
08:13
2.
Nega [Photograph Blues]
10:37
3.
Jurubeba
11:40
4.
Quem Mandou (Pe Na Estrada)
06:52
5.
Taj Mahal
14:46
6.
Morre O Burro, Fica O Homen
06:10
7.
Essa É Pra Tocar No Rádio
06:14
8.
Filhos de Gandhi
13:11
9.
Sarro
01:09

What the Critics Say

Recorded with little rehearsal and only two acoustic guitars (plus a percussionist) for accompaniment, Gil e Jorge focuses squarely on the individual talents of Gilberto Gil and Jorge Ben as musicians, vocalists, performers, and improvisers. Of course, they prove up to the task. The nine lengthy tracks on the album (it was originally configured as a double LP) feature Gil and Ben interacting to a high degree, trading lines and often repeating them several times. The best tracks here -- "Nega," "Taj Mahal," and "Meu Glorioso Sao Cristovao" -- are highly rhythmic and have the heft of ancient Brazilian folksongs. Unfortunately, there isn't another record in Gil's discography even remotely close to it. ~ John Bush, Rovi

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