Gil describes Tropicália: ou Panis et Circenses as the birth of the tropicália movement.

Gil describes his attitude towards politics thus: " I'd rather see my position in the government as that of an administrator or manager.

After the height of tropicália in the 1960s, Gil became increasingly interested in black culture, particularly in the Jamaican musical genre of reggae.

Two performers, Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso became two of the most famous people in all of Brazil through their work in Tropicalismo.

Gil also performed in several television programs throughout the 1960s, which often included other " tropicalistas ", members of the Tropicalismo movement.

Bobby Lowe of Boston was the first to hit four at home and Gil Hodges turned the trick in Brooklyn's Ebbetts Field.

Since the rule was reinstated in its present form, Gil Hodges of the Dodgers holds the record for most sacrifice flies in one season with 19, in 1954 ; Eddie Murray holds the record for most sacrifice flies in a career with 128.

Apple CEO Gil Amelio started negotiations to buy Be Inc., but negotiations stalled when Be CEO Jean-Louis Gassée wanted $ 200 million ; Apple was unwilling to offer any more than $ 125 million.

Fairchild's effort, led by ex-Bell researcher Gil Amelio, was the first with commercial devices, and by 1974 had a linear 500-element device and a 2-D 100 x 100 pixel device.

: Not to be confused with Gil de Albornoz ( 1579-1649 ) who was also a Cardinal.

Gil Álvarez Carrillo de Albornoz () ( 1310 – August 23, 1367 ) was a Spanish cardinal and ecclesiastical leader.

He was the son of Gil Állvarez de Albornoz and of Doña Teresa de Luna, sister of Jimeno de Luna, archbishop of Toledo and a member of the prominent Carrillo family.

When Las Casas arrived at Olid's headquarters, a large part of Olid's army was inland, dealing with another threat from a party of Spaniards under Gil González Dávila.

This was the last time Evans and Davis made a full album together ; despite the professional separation, however, Davis noted later that " my best friend is Gil Evans.

The first known cultivation of opium poppies was in Mesopotamia, approximately 3400 BCE, by Sumerians who called the plant Hul Gil, the " joy plant.

After President Juan Bautista Gil was assassinated in 1877, Caballero used his power as army commander to guarantee Bareiro's election as president in 1878.

Gil, confirmed by Kato to be Magus, was also going to be featured in Chrono Cross.

* Costa Rica was named by the Spanish Colonizer Gil González Dávila when he found copious quantities of gold in Pacific beaches.

Hall's rise to the position of general secretary was generally unexpected by the American Communist circles ( the post was expected to go to either Henry Winston or Gil Green, both important figures in the YCL ) although Hall had held the office of acting general secretary briefly in the early 1950s during Dennis's arrest.

His comment was printed on 17 October 1905 in Gil Blas, a daily newspaper, and passed into popular usage.

Show runner Mike Scully thought that Gil would be " a one-shot thing " but " Dan Castellaneta was so funny at the table read doing the character, we kept making up excuses in subsequent episodes to put him in.

The subculture surfaced on Broadway as musical comedy in The Nervous Set ( 1959 ) by Neurotica editor Jay Landesman and Theodore J. Flicker with music by Tommy Wolf and lyrics by Fran Landesman ; this was the source of two jazz standards, " Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most " and " The Ballad of the Sad Young Men " ( recorded by Gil Evans, Anita O ' Day, Roberta Flack, Petula Clark, Rod McKuen, Shirley Bassey and others ).

According to former NHL president Gil Stein, another factor was that the Karmanos / Rutherford group wanted to pay only $ 29 million before starting play, while the Esposito group was one of the few willing to pay the entire $ 50 million expansion fee up front.

Jurado's cousin, Emilio Portes Gil, was president of Mexico beginning in 1928.

On March 30, 1993, it was announced that Gil Stein, who at the time was the president of the National Hockey League, would be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

" Lilongo " was written by Felipe " El Charro " Gil and copyrighted in the U. S. in 1946,

The Rocca Maggiore, the imperial fortress on top of the hill above the city, which had been plundered by the people in 1189, was rebuilt in 1367 on orders of the papal legate, cardinal Gil de Albornoz.

With Knowles ' wide role assumed in the production of Survivor, Gil Kaufman of MTV noted that " it became clear that Beyoncé was emerging as DC's unequivocal musical leader and public face ".

Gilberto Passos Gil Moreira ( born June 26, 1942 ), better known as Gilberto Gil () or (), is a Brazilian singer, guitarist, and songwriter, known for both his musical innovation and political commitment.

Gil moved to London, but returned to state of Bahia in 1972 and continued his musical career, as well as working as a politician and environmental advocate.

Gil and the group continued to perform at the venue and he eventually became a musical director of the concert series.

When he went back to Bahia in 1972, Gil focused on his musical career and environmental advocacy work.

Gil has been criticized for a conflicting involvement in both authentic Brazilian music and the worldwide musical arena.

Among the noted musical figures born in the state are Dorival Caymmi ; João Gilberto ; Gilberto Gil, the former ( 2003 – 2008 ) country's Minister of Culture ; Caetano Veloso and his sister Maria Bethânia ( Gil and Veloso being the founders of the Tropicália movement ( a native adaptation of the hippie movement ) of the late 1960s and early 1970s, which ultimate gained international recognition ); Gal Costa ; Luis Caldas ; Sara Jane ; Daniela Mercury ; Ivete Sangalo ; Carlinhos Brown and Margareth Menezes.

Musicians who were part of the movement include Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Torquato Neto, Os Mutantes, Gal Costa and Tom Zé, all of whom participated in the 1968 album Tropicália: ou Panis et Circencis, which served as a musical manifesto.

In 1993, Veloso and Gil released the album Tropicália 2, celebrating 25 years of the movement and commemorating their earlier musical experiments.

Amid the changing musical climate, the band enlisted Gil Norton who had previously produced The Pixies and the band moved towards a heavier riff based sound.

Although her main musical partner is Portuguese pianist Mário Laginha, she has worked with many musicians throughout her career, including Aki Takase, Manu Katche, Trilok Gurtu, Bobby McFerrin, Wolfgang Muthspiel, Joe Zawinul, Ralph Towner, Dino Saluzzi, Kai Eckhardt, Gilberto Gil and Lenine.

In 1986, TeeVee Toons was shortened to TVT Records, a label that would sign and / or develop musical acts over the next couple of decades such as: The Saints, Shona Laing, Nine Inch Nails, the Connells, Aphex Twin, Tackhead, Underworld, Gravity Kills, Buck-O-Nine, Jurassic Five, Sevendust, Default, XTC, Guided By Voices, Jimmy Page and the Black Crowes, Bounty Killer, KMFDM, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Gil Scott-Heron, Tha Eastsidaz, Just Jack, Lil Jon, Ying Yang Twins, Pitbull, Teedra Moses, and Ambulance LTD.

Lincoln University has an impressive list of notable alumni which includes: U. S. Supreme Court Justice, Thurgood Marshall ; Harlem Renaissance poet, Langston Hughes ; musical legend, Cab Calloway ; the first President of Nigeria, Nnamdi Azikiwe ; the first President of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah ; song artist and activist Gil Scott-Heron ; Tony Award winning actor Roscoe Lee Browne ; and architect of the debate team portrayed in the film The Great Debaters, Melvin B. Tolson.

Another Trio Los Panchos is currently under the musical direction of Gabriel Vargas Aguilar, the adopted son of co-founder Gil.

The novel has been adapted into a musical by Jonathan Brielle, and directed by Gil Cates.

Far from restricting themselves to the Jamaican scene, ( in which they have played for virtually every prominent Jamaican musical artist from Beenie Man to Sean Paul to Peter Tosh, Black Uhuru, Gregory Isaacs, Dennis Brown, Ini Kamoze and others ), they have played with and produced artists such as Ben Harper, Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger, The Rolling Stones, Grace Jones, Joan Armatrading, Gilberto Gil, Joe Cocker, Matisyahu, Serge Gainsbourg, Simply Red, Michael Franti, Sting, Khaled, Mey Vidal, Tricky, Doug E. Fresh, Carlos Santana, Sinéad O ' Connor, and others.

The musical, commercial and critical success of 1957's Miles Ahead helped make future Miles Davis and Gil Evans ventures possible, as it impressed Columbia Records enough for them to bestow further artistic control upon Davis and Evans.

Aside from the plethora of music from contributing artists, the musical score was composed by Gil Evans.