''Gil e Jorge'' is a

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

album featuring collaboration between Brazilian musicians

Jorge Ben Jorge Duílio Lima Menezes (born March 22, 1939) is a Brazilian popular musician, performing under the stage name Jorge Ben Jor since the 1980s, though commonly known by his former stage name Jorge Ben (). His characteristic style fuses samba ...

and

Gilberto Gil Gilberto Passos Gil Moreira (; born 26 June 1942), is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and politician, known for both his musical innovation and political activism. From 2003 to 2008, he served as Brazil's Minister of Culture in the administration ...

. The two perform together alongside percussionist Djalma Corrêa on each of the songs, improvising and interacting directly throughout. The album was released in Brazil under the title "Ogum Xangô" (the names of two Yoruba spirits) with a different cover.

Critical reception

Reviewing the album's CD reissue in 1993, ''

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'' critic Robert Christgau wrote:

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's John Bush believed it was by far the best album in Gil's discography. In 2007, it was listed by ''

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'' Brazil as one of the 100 best Brazilian albums in history.

Track listing

# "Meu Glorioso São Cristóvão" (Ben) - 8:13 # "Nêga" (Gil) - 10:37 # "Jurubeba" (Gil) - 11:40 # "Quem Mandou (Pé na Estrada)" (Ben) - 6:52 # "Taj Mahal" (Ben) - 14:46 # "Morre o Burro, Fica o Homem" (Ben) - 6:10 # "Essa é pra Tocar no Rádio" (Gil) - 6:14 # "Filhos de Gandhi" (Gil) - 13:11 # "Sarro" (Ben, Gil) - 1:09

Personnel

*Jorge Ben -

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or withou ...

, violão *Gilberto Gil -

, violão *Djalma Corrêa -

percussion A percussion instrument is a musical instrument that is sounded by being struck or scraped by a beater including attached or enclosed beaters or rattles struck, scraped or rubbed by hand or struck against another similar instrument. Ex ...

*Wagner Dias - bass

Credits

*Art Direction – Jorge Vianna *Design – Aldo Luiz, Rogério Duarte *Mastered By – Joaquim Figueira *Photography – João Castrioto *Producer irection– Paulinho Tapajós, Perinho Albuquerque *Technician ecording– Ary, João Moreira, Luigi, Luis Claudio

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gil E Jorge 1975 albums Jorge Ben albums Gilberto Gil albums Verve Records albums