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Gal Costa
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Gal Costa Um Passo a Frente
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gal costa vocals oscar castro-Neves guitar
Gal Costa with Oscar Castro-Neves sunday, october 25, 7PM herbst theatre
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In the dazzling firmament of Brazil’s expansive musical universe, singer Gal Costa stands out as one of the country’s most luminous stars. She first gained fame in the late 1960s with Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil and Os Mutantes as a founding member of the wildly creative Tropicália movement, which rejected narrow nationalism in music by embracing the playful lyricism of The Beatles along with bossa nova and folkloric Brazilian forms. Costa has continued to look both outwards and inwards, using her gorgeous, clear voice for belting rock, crooning Cole Porter and interpreting a vast array of Brazilian styles. In her first Bay Area appearance since 2001, Costa explores both beloved treasures and little known gems from the Brazilian songbook, including tunes from the rising generation of composers such as Junio Barreto and Moreno Veloso (son of Caetano).

Joining Costa in this intimate duo performance is legendary guitarist Oscar Castro-Neves. Ever since the release of his first hit “Chora Tua Tristeza”—recorded when he was only sixteen years old—Castro-Neves has been regarded as one of the founding fathers of bossa nova. Castro-Neves was a featured artist in the famous “Brazilian Invasion” concert at Carnegie Hall in 1962, along with Antonio Carlos Jobim and Joao Gilberto. Since then he has been in constant demand as a composer, arranger, producer and guitarist.

“Gal Costa’s melting, sensual voice has been a Brazilian pop archetype since she was the muse and advocate of the Tropicália movement.” the new york times