MEDIA CONTACTS:
Kurie Fitzgerald: [email protected], 202-994-6461
Maralee Csellar: [email protected], 202-994-7564
EVENT:
Gilberto Gil, a lauded singer, guitarist and composer with more than 50 years of experience, 30 albums and more than 5 million records sold, has played a key role in promoting and modernizing Brazilian popular music and culture. Mr. Gil will perform songs off his newest album, "Gilbertos Samba,” which includes classics by João Gilberto, Tom Jobim, Vinícius de Moraes, Carlos Lyra and Caetano Veloso. Gilbertos Samba revisits Mr. Gil's early days as a bossa nova musician with contemporary reinterpretations influenced by his career as a central figure in Brazilian music.
WHEN:
Friday, April 24, 2015; 8 p.m.
TICKETS:
Tickets range from $45 to $75 and may be purchased by calling GW Lisner’s box office at 202-994-6800, or by visiting www.lisner.gwu.edu. Tickets may also be purchased in-person at the Lisner box office. Box office hours are Tuesday – Friday, noon – 6 p.m. The box office will also open one hour prior to the event.
RSVP:
Media interested in attending must contact Kurie Fitzgerald at [email protected] or 202-994-6461 no later than 48 hours before the event. Photos and interviews are available upon request. Attention: Mr. Gil may be available in advance, but is not available during his appearance in D.C. Attention calendar editors: Please do not publish media contact information.
BACKGROUND:
Mr. Gil has tackled a wide variety of issues pertinent to modern reality in his lyrics, including social inequality, the racial question, African and oriental culture, science and religion. The mastery with which Mr. Gil explores these subjects makes him one of the greatest Brazilian lyricists.
-GW-