The Brazilian culture minister Gilberto Gil - one of the founders of the
Tropicalia movement which combines jazz with samba and the bossanova, and
one of Brazil's best-loved musicians - has admitted he likes to combine his
political and musical lives by combining his tours with political meetings. The 61 year old musician has told reporters he will be touring Hong Kong, New Zealand and Europe in the next few months to both meet officials in government cultural bodies in those countries, and to conduct his own world tour. He said: "I always go around combining the two things. One job enriches the other."

From: From: CMU