What is Gilberto Gil?
{{Infobox person |name = Gilberto Gil |image = Gilberto Gil 1719MC198.jpg |caption = |birth_name = Gilberto Passos Gil Moreira |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1942|6|26}} |birth_place = [[Salvador, Bahia|Salvador]], Bahia, Brazil |death_date = |death_place = |death_cause = |resting_place = |resting_place_coordinates = |residence = |education = [[Bachelor of Business Administration|BBA]], [[Universidade Federal da Bahia]] |occupation = Musician, Mountaineer |party = [[Green Party (Brazil)|Partido Verde]] |website ={{url|gilbertogil.com.br/}} |footnotes = }} '''Gilberto Passos Gil Moreira''' (born 26 June 1942), better known as '''Gilberto Gil''' ({{IPA-pt|ʒiu̯ˈbɛɾtʊ ʒiu̯|br}}), is a [[Brazil]]ian singer, guitarist, and songwriter. He is known for both his musical [[innovation]] and political commitment. From 2003 to 2008, he served as Brazil's [[Ministry of Culture (Brazil)|Minister of Culture]]. ==Other websites== {{commons category}} {{wikiquote}} {{Refbegin}} * [http://www.gilbertogil.com.br/ Official site] * [http://www.nyu.edu/fas/NewsEvents/Events/Minister_Gil_speech.pdf Transcript of a Gil speech] * [http://mirrors.creativecommons.org/msoffice/GilbertoGil-en.doc Essay written by Gil] (licensed under the [[Creative Commons licenses|Creative Commons Attribution 2.5]]) * [http://www.soundsandcolours.com/articles/brazil/music-is-pleasure-an-interview-with-gilberto-gil/ Music Is Pleasure: An Interview with Gilberto Gil] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170210232424/https://soundsandcolours.com/articles/brazil/music-is-pleasure-an-interview-with-gilberto-gil/ |date=2017-02-10 }} * [http://www.democracynow.org/2008/6/25/from_political_prisoner_to_cabinet Wide-ranging one-hour interview] with [[Amy Goodman]] on ''[[Democracy Now!]],'' June 25, 2008 (video, audio, and print transcript) * [http://www.slipcue.com/music/brazil/gil.html Gilberto Gil discography] on Slipcue.com {{refend}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gil, Gilberto}}