Gilberto Passos Gil Moreira
Born in Salvador, Bahia, on 06/26/1942
Married
Phone: 55 (61) 316-2170/316-2172
e-mail:
Higher education
1961 - 1964 / B.B.A.- Bachelor of Business Administration, University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil.Languages
Portuguese - mother tongue
English - a fluent speaker
French - a fluent speaker
Spanish - a fluent speaker
Positions Held
1961 - 1964 / Gessy Lever, São Paulo, BrazilTrainee – Company Director
1979 / The State of Bahia Culture Council, Salvador, Brazil
A Member of the Music Chamber
1987 - 1988 / Gregório de Matos Foundation, Salvador, Brazil
President
1989 - 1992 / Salvador, Brazil, City Council
Alderman
1989 / The Environment Defense Committee, Salvador, Brazil
President
The Mata Virgem Foundation, Salvador, Brazil
Consulting board
The Alerta Brasil Pantanal Foundation
Consulting board
The Black-Mestizo Reference Center
President
Admitted at the Green Party
Member of the National Executive Committee
1989 / The Onda Azul Movement, Salvador, Brazil
Founder
1990 - 2002 / The Onda Azul Foundation, Brazil
President
1995 - 2002 / The Solidary Community
Board Member
1996 / The National Music Fund Institution (FNM) – Ministry of Culture
Board Member
1996 - 2002 / The International Percussion Festival (PercPan), Salvador, Brazil
Artistic Director
1999 - 2001 / The Gandhi’s Sons Afoxé Entity, Salvador, Brazil
Vice-president
Conferences & lectures
1989 nov / The Woodrow Wilson Center, The Smithsonian Institute, Washington, USA.Discussion for the development of new environmental policies for Latin America
1990 sep / World Congress by Local Governments for a Sustainable Future, UNO, New York, USA
1992 jun / ECO 92 – The United Nations International Conference on Environment and Development, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2002 sep / The 17th World Oil Congress, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Lecturer
2002 may / The 4th International Endeavor Conference, São Paulo, Brazil
Opening lecture
Awards & decorations
1981 / Anchieta Medal and a Gratitude Diploma by the City of São Paulo, Brazil, São Paulo City Council1986 / The Gold Dolphin, by the Government of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
1990 / The Title of Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters, by the Ministry of Culture of France, Paris, France
1990 / Commendator of the Rio Branco Order, Brasília, Brazil
1997 / The National Order of Merit, Paris, France
1999 / The Grammy Award for World Music
1999 / Order of Cultural Merit, by the Ministry of Culture, Brasília, Brazil
1999 / UNESCO’s Artist for peace, UNO, Paris, France
2001 / Latin Grammy Award
2001 / FAO’s Ambassador, UNO’s Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome, Italy
2003 / Commendator of the Order of Arts and Letters of France, Paris, France
Main books published on:
1972 / "Expresso 2222", Corrupio Publishing House, org. by Antonio Risério1992 / "Gilberto Gil’s Songbook", Lumiar Publishing House, org. by Almir Chediak
1996 / "Gilberto Gil – Todas as Letras", Companhia das Letras Publishing House, Org. by Carlos Rennó
1999 / "GiLuminoso", UnB Publishing House, by Bené Fonteles
"Ensaio Geral", Universal Music, by Marcelo Fróes and Calos Rennó
2000 / "A Imagem do Som, vol.3", Francisco Alves Publishing House, by Felilpe Taborda
2002 / "O Viramundo", Warner Music, by Marcelo Fróes
Documentaries on:
1996 / Gilberto Gil – 30 Year’s Special – Tempo Rei" – directed by Andrucha Waddington and Lula Buarque de HollandaFilms on:
1976 / "Doces Bárbaros" – directed by Jon Tob Azulay1983 / "Corações a mil" – directed by Jon Tob Azulay
Discography
1967 / Louvação, Philips1968 / Gilberto Gil, Philips
1968 / Tropicália ou Panis et Circensis, Philips
1969 / Gilberto Gil, Philips
1970 / Copacabana Mon Amour (sound track), Philips
1971 / Gilberto Gil, Philips
1972 / Expresso 2222, Philips
1973 / Barra 69 - Caetano and Gil live in Bahia, Philips
1974 / Cidade do Salvador, Philips
1974 / Temporada de verão – live in Bahia: Caetano Veloso, Gal Costa & Gilberto Gil, Philips
1974 / Gilberto Gil live, Philips
1975 / Gil Jorge Ogum Xangô, Philips
1975 / Refazenda, WEA
1976 / Doces Bárbaros, Philips
1977 / Refavela, WEA
1978 / Refestança, Som Livre
1978 / Samba-choro Anthology: Gilberto Gil & Germano Mathias, Philips
1978 / Gilberto Gil live in Montreux, WEA
1979 / Nightingale, WEA
1979 / Realce, WEA
1981 / A gente precisa ver o luar, WEA
1981 / Brasil - João Gilbert, Gil, Caetano and Bethânia, WEA
1982 / Um banda um, WEA
1983 / Extra, WEA
1984 / Quilombo (sound track), WEA
1984 / Raça humana, WEA
1985 / Dia dorim noite neon, WEA
1987 / Gilberto Gil in concert, WEA
1987 / Live in Tóquio, WEA
1987 / Soy loco por ti, América, WEA
1988 / Um trem pras estrelas (sound track), WEA
1989 / O eterno Deus Mu Dança, WEA
1992 / Parabolicamará, WEA
1993 / Tropicália 2, Polygram
1994 / Gilberto Gil unplugged, WEA
1997 / Quanta, WEA
1998 / Quanta gente veio ver, WEA
2000 / Gilberto Gil and Eu,tu,eles songs (sound track), WEA
2000 / Gil & Milton, WEA
2001 / São João Vivo, WEA
2002 / Kaya N’Gan Daya, WEA