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Gil Oliveira

About Me

As a drummer, Gil Oliveira is accustomed to the limelight in the Brazilian music scene. He has played professionally since a teenager, and to date takes credit performing in shows and/or television with heavy weights such as Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Ivete Sangalo, Moraes Moreira, Baby do Brasil, legendary guitarist Pepeu Gomes and partaking in the Brazilian Carnival in Salvador, Bahia for more than a decade. He also took part in a weekly TV show with Preta Gil that featured various artists such as Alcione ,Sandra de Sá, Angela Maria, Sidney Magal, Jerry Adriani, Gretchen, and Odair Jose. Born in Rio de Janeiro, into the Novos Baianos band and community, he is the son of one of the vocalists, Paulinho Boca de Cantor, thus, Gil was initiated into the world of professional playing at a very early age. He has appeared in various magazines including Modern Drummer where he was defined as a “drummer with an unbiased musical view, and always open to new concepts..” Artists that he has recorded with include “Brazilian wunderkind” Lucas Santtana and Seleção Natural. Their most recent album “3 Sessions in a Greenhouse” has been received with critical acclaim for it’s eclectic mix of dub, samba, and candomblé beats. He has also recorded 2 albums with Preta Gil, one “Pret-a-Porter, in which he has co –produced, Davi Moraes, SNZ, and has performed with rock band Catapulta (nominated for best new comer video clip by MTV Brazil) and his father, vocalist Paulinho Boca de Cantor. Gil is currently living in New York City , partaking in the Brazilian music scene in Café Wha, SOB’s, NuBlu, and the Village Underground. He is presently performing with Cyro Baptista + Beat the Donkey finding that the opportunity to stretch the boundries of music matches perfectly his idea of versatility.

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Member Since: 26/07/2007
Band Members: Track "Ramalhetes"Ablo te Pablo mi: Junix11-guitar, violão, flutes, bass, drums// Giló- violão, voice, tape, drums/////////////////////////////////////////////Track "Tijolo a tijolo"(Lucas Santtana)//Lucas Santtana & Seleção Natural: Lucas Santtana- voice, guitar, cavaquinho// Gil Oliveira "Giló"- Drums// David Cole- echo302, mc202, mpc2000// Ricardo Dias Gomes- Bass, Rhodes// Leandro Joaquim- Trumpet// Mauricio Zacharias- Trombone// Bruno Levi- Guitar// Trio Onilú: Léo Leobons, Léo Saad, João Gabriel- Percussion////////////////////////////////Track "Liquidificador de Orixa"(Davi Moraes/Jauperi/Bruno Magalhães/Enio Nogueira/Eneas Moraes)// Davi Moraes- Voice, guitar//Betão Aguiar-bass//Gil Oliveira-drums//Pedro Baby-guitar//Leonardo Reis ,Peu Meurray e Orlando Costa-percussion//Leitieres Leite-Sax//Guiga Scott- trumpet//Ferreirinha-trombone//Ivete Sangalo, Jauperi e Patricia Sampaio-vocals////////////////////////////////////////////// /Track"Lavadeiras"//Catapulta:Moisés,Kieta,Baé,Giló-Vox// //// Track "O BEAT"-(Ari Moraes -Fefe Gurman) produced by Betao Aguiar Voice- Preta Gil & Lenine Drums and programming : Gil Oliveira Percussion: Marcio Vitor Bass: Betão Aguiar Guitar , bass and surdo virado: Davi Moraes Keys: Daniel Jobim Vocals: Nara Gil, Maria Gil, Barbara Ohana, Preta Gil
Influences: Novos Baianos/Kiss/Stewart Coppeland/Banda Sangue/Gilberto Gil/Jimmy Hendrix/Timbalada/Iron Maiden/Psirico/Black Sabbath/Pinduca/Catapulta/Faceta/Jackson do Pandeiro/Morbid Angel/Cid Guerreiro/Pink Floyd/Paschoal Meireles/Faith no More/Paranga/Explicit Hate/Blocos Afro de Salvador/Roberto Carlos/Banda Calypso/Serginho Roupa Nova/Acarajé/Gilliard/Miele/Zezé de Camargo/Kool and the Gang/Roberto Leal/Junior Costa/Pantera/Pedrinho Batera/Festa do Divino Espirito Santo de São Luiz do Paraitinga/Allan Holdsworth/Lobão/Miles Davis/Gerasamba/Molejo/Carlinhos Brown/Darci Trombone/Guilherme Arantes/Massacration/Titãs/Living Colour/Ari Moraes/Chico Buarque de Holanda/Brujeria/Silvio Santos/Helmet/Om Khaltoun/Sergio Mallandro/Entombed/Mario Lago/Belphegor/Roberto Dinamite/Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan/Amado Batista/Baiano e seus Caetanos/Os Trapalhões/Red Hot Chilli Peppers/Erasmo Carlos/Phantomas/Deep Purple/Chick Corea Electrik band/Chiclete com Banana/Benito de Paula/Bendegó/Alcione/Orlando Costa/Luiz Carlos(Black Rio)/Almir Guineto/Slayer/Sarajane/Domenico Lancellotti/Luiz Gonzaga/Bee Gees/João Boy/Mahavshnu Orchestra/Hermeto Paschoal/Garotos Podres/Toinho Batera/Os Mulheres Negras/Antonio Carlos e Jocafi/Brutal Truth/Jorge Ben/Pearl Jam/Village People/Racionais MCs/Nação Zumbi
Sounds Like: Lucas Santtana e Seleção Natural "Tijolo a tijolo, dinheiro a dinheiro" Catapulta live in Aracaju 1999 Catapulta Clip "Puera" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnNgB5Kiyj8&feature=relat ed
Record Label: Unsigned

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