Gilberto Gil (1942- ) is not just a musician. From an icon of the counterculture to Minister of Culture, he is the purest manifestation of what it means to be a Brazilian popular artist."In the process of writing songs, you discover you can talk about everything. You must talk about everything. A song must be an instrument for exploring the general complexity that inhabits you." This volume of Musical Trajectories includes an essay about Gilberto Gil's life and work, two original interviews with the artist (2019 and 2020), and an extended discography.