BAM presents Caetano Veloso & Gilberto Gil: Two Friends, One Century of Music—April 20 & 21 Legendary musicians and friends Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil—icons of Brazil’s influential Tropicália movement—bring a historic tour to the BAM Howard Gilman Opera house for two nights only Bloomberg Philanthropies is the Season Sponsor BAM Howard Gilman Opera House (30 Lafayette Ave) April 20 & 21 at 8pm Tickets start at $35 Tickets available to the general public via BAM.org on Mar 8 (BAM member on sale Mar 1) Brooklyn, NY/Feb 26, 2016—A celebration of 50 years of friendship and shared artistry, Caetano Veloso & Gilberto Gil: Two Friends, One Century of Music reunites two of the world’s iconic artists and composers, performing songs that speak to their friendship and creative partnership. Since the success of 1994’s Tropicália 2 tour audiences have been hoping to see these legends together again in concert, but it wasn’t until last year—after many individual new projects and albums—that the timing felt right for the two to embark on this shared adventure. Caetano Veloso & Gilberto Gil: Two Friends, One Century of Music toured Europe and several Latin American countries in 2015; the BAM engagement is part of a US tour that will take them to Miami, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. For press information about the BAM engagement, please contact Adriana Leshko at
[email protected] or 718.724.8021. About the artists For over 35 years, Grammy Award-winning artist Caetano Veloso has been a major musical, social, and cultural force in Brazil, and an influential figure to musicians all over the world.