"A concert at the #UNheadquarters, with Secretary General #KofiAnnan at the Congas, opens this wonderful portrait of #GilbertoGil. The story begins in Salvador de #Bahia, where a 2-year-old boy tells his mother that he will become a musician. He would go on to make good on this prophecy, and even more. Gilberto Gil, a Beatles fan and co-founder (with Caetano Veloso, in particular) of Tropicalism, wanted to "modernize music" in Brazil. His activism resulted in prison and in him being forced into exile (1969-1972) by the military dictatorship. When he returned, he built bridges between the Nordeste and Africa, fought against racism, and promoted black cultures, eventually becoming Minister of Culture (2003-2008). Gilberto Gil describes this extraordinary journey, which ends on stage with his son Bem, to whom he is passing the torch."

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