Gilberto Gil is taking a cue from the jam bands and embracing the tapers. Actually, he intends to tell audience members they may record and film whatever they want however they want when he goes on an 11-city tour of North America beginning June 18 in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Rather than greatest hits, he will be emphasizing material from his new CD “Banda Larga Cordel,” which Warner Music Latina will release in June.It will be his largest North American tour in nine years.
A long-time proponent of the Internet - he first posted a tune in 1996 and as Brazil's minister of culture has heavily promoted technology - he intends to track life in the road through a new blog. His PR materials even emphasize his longtime interest in technology, pointing listeners toward Tropicalia masterpieces such as “Cérebro Electrônica” and “Futurivel” from 1969, in addition to “Cibernética” (1974), “Parabolicamará” (1991) and “Quanta” (1997).
Gil's BroadBand Band features Arthur Maia on bass, Alex Fonseca on drums, Bem Gil on guitars, Claudio Andrade on keyboards, Gustavo di Dalva on percussion, and Sergio Chiavazzolli, also on guitars.
Tour dates after the jump. He's a pretty good performer in the kitchen, too