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Gilberto Gil
World · 1971 · 8 tracks

Gilberto Gil

Gilberto Gil

Recorded during London exile, this is a sparse, melancholic collection of psychedelic folk and blues. A document of displacement, homesickness, and quiet beauty.

1971 · Paramount Records

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A quiet, homesick meditation that finds warmth in the cold grey of exile.

Tracklist · 8 Tracks
01
Nega (Photograph Blues)
5:50
02
Can’t Find My Way Home
5:17
03
The Three Mushrooms
5:38
04
Babylon
4:19
05
Volkswagen Blues
4:08
06
Mamma
3:45
07
One O’Clock Last Morning, 20th April 1970
4:39
08
Crazy Pop Rock
4:13
Moments Worth Listening For
The fragile, high-register vocal delivery on the cover of Can't Find My Way Home that transforms the song into a plea for a lost country.
The rhythmic, percussive acoustic guitar scratching that opens Nega, grounding the blues in a distinctly Brazilian pulse.
The sudden shift into the 'Crazy Pop Rock' chorus where the urban claustrophobia of the lyrics meets a jagged, electric energy.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

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