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Esperando Na Janela

Gilberto Gil

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Gilberto Gil ranks among Brazil's most influential musicians.

From Wikipedia: He began his career as a bossa nova musician, and then grew to write songs that reflected a focus on political awareness and social activism. He was a key figure in the Música Popular Brasileira and tropicália movements of the 1960s, alongside artists such as longtime collaborator Caetano Veloso. The Brazilian military regime that took power in 1964 saw both Gil and Veloso as a threat, and the two were held for nine months in 1969 before they were told to leave the country. 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.

"Esparando Na Janela" is an example of one of the most popular Brazilian genres, forró. Forró is actually a dance style that developed from European styles of folk music brought over by immigrants in the early 20th century. The prototypical musical instrument for forró is the accordion, which clearly illustrates the connection with its folk European origins.