Song:Preciso Dizer Que Te Amo
Album:Red Hot + Rio: Pure Listening Pleasure
Bebel Gilberto put together this duet with her friend Cazuza for this AIDS benefit CD as a tribute to him. He died of AIDS in 1990. Of course Bebel Gilberto is Brazilian musical royalty. She was born May 12, 1966 in New York City and her father is the legendary Joao Gilberto. Of course folks assume that her mom must be Astrud Gilberto but no, her mom is the singer known as Miucha. She's the sister of Chico Buarque. Bebel first appeared on one of her mom's albums at age seven and the she performed at Carnegie Hall with Stan Getz and her mom. It was while she was a member of Circo Vaodor that she met Cazuza (born Agenor Neto Apr. 4, 1958 in Rio de Janeiro) and they would work together when Bebel launched her solo career in 1986. He was a very successful solo artist in Brazil but announced in 1989 that he had AIDS and died on July 7, 1990 at age 32. Meanwhile, Bebel moved to New York in 1991 and performed in clubs and worked on shows with Arto Lindsay. Of course Red Hot + Rio is one of a series of CDs produced to benefit AIDS. This is a contemporary tribute to Bossa Nova particularly the music of Antonio Carlos Jobim. Of Course Bebel wanted to appear on the CD and do this duet as a tribute to Cazuza. Others appearing on the CD include Jobim, Astrud Gilberto, Gilberto Gil along with David Byrne, Sting and George Michael. By 2000, Bebel Gilberto moved to London and released her CD Tanto Tempo. It sold a million copies and was nominated for two Latin Grammys. She continues to have a lot of success and her latest CD All In One was released last year. Here's Bebel Gilberto with Steve Sandberg on piano performing Preciso Dizer Que te Amo in Sao Paulo, Brazil 1994.
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