Gilberto Gil's Refazenda

<p><i>Refazenda </i>connects a remarkable album by one of the 20th and 21st centuries' great musicians to a dazzling often unexpected array of people and places spread across the globe from Brazil to England to Chile to Japan. Critics and fans often project (or impose) desires and interpretations onto Gil that don't seem to fit. This book explores why familiar political and musical categories so often fall flat and explains why serendipity may instead be the best way to approach this mercurial album and the unrepeatable artist who created it. <p/>Based on years of listening to studying and teaching about Gil and the author's own encounters with the album around the world this book argues that <i>Refazenda</i> does in fact contain radical messages though they rarely appear in the form shape or places that we might expect. The book also includes the first English-language translations of the album's lyrics never-discussed-before 1970s Japanese liner notes and a recounting of a forgotten moment when censors detained Gil during the album's debut tour. <p/><b><i>33 1/3 Global</i></b> a series related to but independent from <b>33 1/3</b> takes the format of the original series of short music-basedbooks and brings the focus to music throughout the world. With initial volumes focusing on Japanese and Brazilian music the series will also include volumes on the popular music of Australia/Oceania Europe Africa the Middle East and more.</p>