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Sony Music Publishing signs Gilberto Gil
By Andy Malt | Published on Wednesday 18 August 2021
Sony Music Publishing has signed Brazilian songwriter Gilberto Gil to a global administration agreement.
“It’s a pleasure to have the Sony Music Publishing team as a partner taking care of my musical works catalogue worldwide”, says Gil.
Meanwhile, Aloysio Reis, Managing Director of Sony Music Publishing Brazil, adds: “Gilberto Gil is a creative genius. Since the 60s, his songs have written one of the most brilliant chapters in the history of our music. We are THRILLED to be entrusted with the sweet responsibility of managing Gilberto’s catalogue, an invaluable artistic treasure”.
A pioneer of the Tropicália musical movement in Brazil in the late 1960s, Gil’s music is cited as an influence by artists including David Byrne and Beck. Also a prominent political activist, he was arrested and imprisoned alongside another of the movement’s most prominent artists, Caetano Veloso, in 1968. They were exiled and moved to London, but both returned to Brazil in 1972.
Since 1987, Gil has also held a number of positions in Brazilian politics, including serving as the country’s Minister Of Culture from 2003 to 2008.
