Gilberto Gil April 2, 2010

The Symphony Center Presents series of outstanding world music concerts brings legendary Brazilian singer-guitarist Gilberto Gil to Chicago for his Symphony Center debut. In this special program, entitled 'The String Concert,' he is joined by his son Bem Gil (guitars) and cellist Jaques Morelenbaum, and together the trio re-imagines acoustic interpretations of his enormous catalog. Gilberto Gil has had led an acclaimed, four-decade career as a singer, composer and guitar player of both world and pop music. Known for the "Tropicalist" genre he introduced, alongside Caetano Veloso, he has recorded more than 30 albums, including six gold records and four platinum singles, with 5 million records sold. Gil's political and environmental activism gained prominence alongside his musical career and reached a new height in 2002, when he was appointed minister of culture for Brazil.