Gil Felix

Gil Felix from Salvador de Bahía, mandingo and brasilero, embodies the Afro-Brazilian experience, with family roots in both West Africa and South America. Gil Felix has created a unique pan-ethnic sound inspired by Gilberto Gil, Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff, Oloudum, Salif Keita. In Gil Felix´ music the regional Bahían Reconcavo culture meets Caribbean and African musicality: Bossa Nova, Samba Reggae, Rocksteady, Soukous and Afropop in a unique musical universe. The result is an irresistible poly-rythmic swing, where storytelling about mankinds´ history and our African roots, is combined with poetic paintings of everyday life. 2024 Gil Felix released his latest album ”Ubalafon”, an international production with a tri-continental band from Stockholm/Salvador de Bahía, recorded in Stockholm and Salvador de Bahía at the legendary Studio WR, with the master of Bahía sound, Nestor Madrid, at the helm. It is released by Mills Records in Rio de Janeiro with support from the Swedish Arts Council and SELAM Academy. On Ubalafon Gil Felix goes even deeper into the Afropop and spices the songs with Nigerian Afrobeats and obvious Angolan vibes. The album carries a warm pan-African message and tributes the African heritage of the Bahían Reconcavo culture and even all human cultures.