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READ | LISTEN: Our Voices from Latin America festival kicks off tonight when international superstar Gilberto Gil returns to his musical roots with an evening of forró, the infectious dance music from Northeastern Brazil. Expert Megwen Loveless introduces us to the music and its central founding character, Luiz Gonzaga.
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WATCH: Artistic advisors of Carnegie Hall's Voices of Latin America festival Gilberto Gil and Osvaldo Golijov discuss the influence of music from the United States, England, and Africa on the popular music of Brazil.
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WATCH: We're very excited that in just three week's time, international superstar Gilberto Gil kicks off our Voices from Latin America with an evening of forró. Here, Gil reveals the deep debt his career owes to the folk-pop music of Northeastern Brazil and its founder Luiz Gonzaga.
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READ | WATCH | PHOTOS: Next up in our Live from Carnegie Hall series is the release of Caetano Veloso and David Byrne's Carnegie Hall concert recording from 2004. Together with Voices from Latin America Artistic Advisor Giberto Gil, Caetano Veloso was a central figure in the creation of the Tropicália Brazilian music movement.
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VIDEO: In Voices from Latin America—from November 8 through December 11, 2012—Carnegie Hall pays tribute to cultures that have fueled the world's imagination in a citywide festival.
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