Welcome to Kaitland

Among the many reasons to love musical artist and soon-to-be-former Culture Minister of Brazil, Gilberto Gil, is the fact that he has almost his entire catalog of music available on his website to listen to for free. Try these sambas:

• Aquele Abraço
• Chiclete com Banana

He sings ‘em slow . . .

• Preciso Aprender a Só Ser

And fast . . .

• Pop Wu Wei

He records in English:

• Up from the Skies (Jimi Hendrix)

And in French:

• La Lune de Gorée

And in homage to Bob Marley:

• Kaya N’gan Daya

And in brilliant duet with Caetano Veloso:

• Haiti
• Cinema Novo

Gil is also a proponent of open source, such as Creative Commons (article here) and Free Beer. He often extolls the virtues and power of Internet culture and activism. And now he has a Youtube channel . . .