Gilberto Gil

A leader of Brazil's Tropicalia movement during the late '60s along with artists Caetano Veloso, Marcos Valle, and Gal Costa, multi-instrumentalist Gilberto Gil mixed native styles like samba, MPB, and bossa nova with rock and folk instruments to become one of Brazil's (and the world's) most celebrated singer/songwriters. Gil's career has spanned seven decades, and he's had hits in each one. He has won Grammy Awards for Best World Music Album for 1998's Quanta Live and for Best Contemporary World Music Album in 2005 (Eletracústico), and has taken home several Latin Grammys, in...