Bebel Gilberto performs from Tudo live in Studio Q
CBC Radio | Posted: June 9, 2014 4:00 AM | Last Updated: June 9, 2014
Internationally celebrated Brazilian singer-songwriter Bebel Gilberto brings a special preview of Tudo, her first new album in five years, to Studio Q. For the first time live, Gilberto and her band perform two songs from the record, which is due out in August.
Gilberto tells Jian that the the album is special to her because there was "so much happening in [her] head" during its making.
"I went through a lot of stuff, including recording the DVD, breaking another ankle and, you know, divorce, lots of stuff. So, Tudo means a lot, and I will weave everything together to make a beautiful album like that."
Watch Bebel Gilberto perform live!
The Grammy-nominated artist hails from a family of musical heavyweights, such as Joao Gilberto, Chico Buarque and Astrud Gilberto. Together they have had a central role in shaping Brazil's famous bossa nova sound -- which Gilberto has re-imagined and returned to in her own distinctive way.
The New-York based artist is in Toronto as part of the Luminato Festival.
Watch Bebel Gilberto perform Tudo and Saudade vem Correndo in the windows embedded below.
This interview is part of a special series timed to coincide with the FIFA World Cup -- Q Brazil: Culture, Politics and the World Cup -- which features interviews and performances with artists, thinkers, and observers of the large and fascinating South American nation.