Bebel Gilberto Comes to The Winningstad Theatre This Summer

Portland'5 Centers for the Arts is excited to announce the first performance in the 2018-2019 Portland'5 Presents season, Brazilian singer-songwriter Bebel Gilberto.

Recorded on July 26, 2016, Live at the Belly Up captures a very special, intimate performance from the five-time Grammy Nominated Bebel Gilberto. The set features the sultry Brazilian singer and her long-time guitarist Masa Shimizu, performing some of her fans' favorite songs rearranged for this special show, along with a show-stopping cover of Radiohead's Creep. The recording also features Bebel's own interpretation of Preciso Dizer que Te Amo, a song she originally wrote and recorded with fellow Brazilian singer Cazuza, a close friend of hers until his death from AIDS-related causes in 1990. The song first appeared as a duet between the two artists on Red Hot & Rio in 1996.

Hailing from a rich musical lineage, Bebel is the is the daughter of João Gilberto and singer Miúcha. She grew up surrounded by her extended musical family, including her uncle Chico Buarque and family friends like Milton Nascimento, Tom Jobim, Caetano Veloso, and João Donato.

Although she has been making music all her life, Bebel Gilberto had her first major breakthrough as a solo artist with her highly acclaimed release Tanto Tempo in 2000, introducing her now-trademark blend of electronic bossa nova and positioning her as one of the top-selling Brazilian artists in the U.S. She has released five albums in the last 16 years, all Grammy-nominated, and all of them reflecting a life growing up with one foot in Brazil and the other New York City, infusing a modern, cosmopolitan edge to her music. She continues to call New York City home to this day.

More info: https://www.bebelgilberto.com