Bem Gil and Moreno Veloso took to the Lisbon venue “BEMgil MORENOveloso” a concert that aims to celebrate friendship, music and the partnerships that both singers and composers have made throughout their careers with special names in Brazilian popular music, in an unforgettable night at Maria Matos.
Singers, multi-instrumentalists, composers, producers, artistic and musical directors, this is the trajectory of these big names in MPB, a talent that is in their blood, children of Brazilian and world music legends, Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso, are on tour showing some of their most beautiful compositions, in which they partnered with other great authors.
After passing through Espinho, Coimbra and Arcos de Valdevez, it was Lisbon’s turn to hear them, in an intimate and acoustic concert, they filled Maria Matos with the most beautiful poetry and songs with partnerships by Domenico Lancellotti, Marcos Valle, Adriana Calcanhotto, Bruno de Lula, among others and of course Bem Gil and Moreno Veloso.
In addition to Portugal, the “BEMgil MORENOveloso” Tour will visit Paris, Dublin, Madrid, Barcelona, Berlin and London.
Moreno and Bem have always lived together as a family, they have always lived surrounded by music and the biggest names in Brazilian music. His personal and musical trajectory has crossed and strengthened over the years.
Despite his degree in physics, Moreno always maintained his connection with the musical universe. Singer, composer, multi-instrumentalist – guitar, drums, cello, cymbal, percussions – producer, it is within the scope of the + 2 project with Domenico Lancellotti and Alexandre Kassin that he releases his first album Máquina de Epilar Música (2000). Along with other projects (such as Orquestra Imperial) and collaborations with various artists and musicians, an excellent production work, he released his 2nd album of originals Coisa Boa in 2014. Alongside figures such as Domenico Lancellotti, Kassin and Pedro Sá, His productions influenced and formed a generation of musicians and artists of which Bem is part.
Bem Gil began to perform more steadily with the group TONO, formed with partners Rafael Rocha, Bruno Di Lullo and Ana Cláudia Lomelino (mother). Multi-instrumentalist, composer, and producer, he is also an artistic and musical director.
Bem and Moreno’s work gradually crossed paths and their musical partners became common. Together they produced the albums Gilbertos Samba and Gilbertos Samba Ao Vivo and were responsible for the musical production of the show “Dois Amigos e Um Século de Música”, by their parents Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso.
In 2017, assuming the musical and artistic direction of “REFAVELA 40” – celebrating the 40th anniversary of the release of one of Gilberto Gil’s most emblematic albums – Bem invited Moreno to the project and together they shared the stage on the tour of Brazil.
At the beginning of 2019, Moreno and Bem debuted a new show – theirs – in Rio de Janeiro. The success (and fun!) was such that in the breaks of the “Ofertório“ Tour, with which Moreno toured the world with Caetano, Zeca and Tom, and of “OK OK OK“, the show by Gilberto Gil directed by Bem, others Dates were set and quickly resumed post-pandemic.
See here the photos of the concert by Bem Gil and Moreno Veloso at Teatro Maria Matos
Bem Gil: voice and guitars
Moreno Veloso: voice, guitar, tambourine and cymbal
Upcoming concerts
April 19th – Pombal
- Casa Varela – 9:30 pm
April 20th – Espinho
- Espinho Auditorium | Gym – 9:30 pm – SOLD OUT
April 21st – Espinho
- Espinho Auditorium | Gym – 6 pm
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