TEXAS PERFORMING ARTS
AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
PRESENTS

MULTI-GRAMMY WINNING LATIN SUPERSTAR
GILBERTO GIL: FOR ALL
SERGIO CHIAVAZZOLLI, GUITAR
JORGE GOMES, DRUMS
ARTHUR MAIA, BASS
TONINHO FERRAGUTTI, ACCORDIAN
NICHOLAS KRASSIK, VIOLIN
GUSTAVO DI DALVA, PERCUSSION

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2012, 8:00 P.M.
AT BASS CONCERT HALL

Presented in partnership with KUT’s Horizontes and
the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies

“One of the world’s greatest songwriters.” – The New York Times

“Gil is one riveting performer whose artistry and raw feelings will slice through any cultural barrier.” – Straits Times

Multi-Grammy winning Latin superstar and social activist Gilberto Gil returns to Texas Performing Arts with a six-piece backing ensemble for an evening that pays homage to baião music pioneer Luiz Gonzaga, October 30 at Bass Concert Hall.

Gilberto Gil is known for both his musical innovation and political commitment. He is one of the first artists to lead the ‘Tropicalia’ music movement. Gil’s music has modernized Brazilian popular music and his style blends an eclectic range of influences including rock, African, reggae, and Brazilian genres like samba, salsa, and bossa nova.

Gil’s For All tour pays homage to the folkloric and celebratory Baião music of Northeast Brazil, a sound that fuses classic styles of European folk music with indigenous and African sounds. Acclaimed composer, accordionist, and singer Luiz Gonzaga, known as the “King of Baião,” was responsible for taking this music from rural Northeast Brazil to the rest of the country. Driven by the accordion, triangle, and a bass drum, baião forms the soundtrack for the Catholic June Festival and popular dances such as forró. Gil and his band will reinvent old classics and play new songs from the recently released album and live DVD Fé na Festa, all inspired by the baião sound.

Gilberto Gil is presented by Texas Performing Arts’ ArtesAméricas program. In partnership with the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies, ArtesAméricas promotes cultural dialogue in the Americas through the performing arts. For more information, please visit artesamericas.org.

For more information on this performance, please visit: http://texasperformingarts.org/season/gilberto-gil-austin

CALENDAR LISTING
Tuesday, October 30, 2012, 8:00 p.m. –Texas Performing Arts at The University of Texas at Austin presents Gilberto Gil at Bass Concert Hall (2350 Robert Dedman Dr.; E. 23rd St. and Robert Dedman Dr) A map of the campus: texasperformingarts.org/visit/maps_directions. Tickets ($50-$60 / Limited $10 student tickets / discounted tickets available for UT faculty & staff, seniors and Military) are on sale now at authorized ticket outlets, which include the Bass Concert Hall Box Office, most H-E-B stores and all Texas Box Office outlets, online at www.TexasPerformingArts.org, or by calling (512) 477-6060 or (800) 982-BEVO.

PRESS CONTACT:
Gene Bartholomew; 512.471.0632;
gbartholomew@TexasPerformingArts.org