02x01 - Engines On

[bunniefuu]

Good evening!

Good evening!

Good evening!

Thank you!

Good evening!

Pleasure to be here with you.

It's also a birthday party because I'm...

...eighty years old today.

Thank you for coming

and celebrating with us. Me and my family.

In June 2022, Gilberto Gil turned 80

and went on an international tour
with his family.

For the first time,
only his family was on stage.

Aganju, Xangô

Alapalá, Alapalá, Alapalá

Xangô, Aganju


AND 1 GREAT-GRANDDAUGHTER

Aganju, Xangô

Alapalá, Alapalá, Alapalá

Xangô, Aganju




...where is my grandfather?

My grandfather, where is he?

The father asked his grandfather

Where is my great-grandfather?

My great-grandfather, where is he?

Grandfather asked great-grandfather

Where is my great-great-grandfather?

My great-great-grandfather, where is he?

Great-great-grandfather
Great-grandfather, grandfather

Father Xangô, Aganju

Hail Egum, babá Alapalá

It was just a joke, but now it got weird!

-Did anyone bring it up?
-I did, a few times.

Gil Family: Traveling with the Gils

BRAZIL - FINAL REHEARSAL
TWO DAYS BEFORE DEPARTURE

The only remaining problem
is this issue with Bento.

-What's going on?
-I don't really know.

Let me talk to him and to his father.
These are family issues.

You gotta keep at it
until you find something you want to do.

-Keep playing.
-But you have to practice.

-I don't want to play percussion.
-You're an asset to the group.

You're part of this family.

This is a family tour.
This is a tribute to your grandfather.

We're all in this together.
The point is that we're together.

You're part of this.
You are excluding yourself.

-But I'm okay with stepping aside.
-It's not okay.

I don't accept your refusal.

This is disrespectful.
I find that to be disrespectful.

To me, to us. I feel disrespected by you.

-Hi, Grandpa.
-What's going on?

I tried to play, but the boys cut me off.

-It's not over.
-Nobody here is cutting you off.

BEM GIL
SON

-They didn't cut you off.
-They stand together.

-And you'll ruin it if you join them?
-It's not that.

-I just don't feel like joining.
-What are you talking about?

-Do you want me to play?
-Yes.

-I want you to play.
-Yes.

-Why?
-Because we're family.

You're traveling with us, you're family.

These are your relatives. They're...

-Damn it!
-Not everyone will be on stage, right?

-If they're musicians.
-But I'm not!

You will be! You want to, right?

-Let's see what happens.
-You're 18, Flor is 13.

-What about her?
-She's enjoying the experience.

-You don't care!
-That's what you think.

-Is that what I'm talking about?
-For you.

If that's true,
if you aspire to become a musician,

-then you'd be playing with us.
-It was the same for me.

I started playing basic stuff.

I felt that it was just pointless
and I wanted to quit playing.

FLOR GIL
GRANDDAUGHTER

But over the past three days
I've been playing more and more.

-You don't need me.
-Okay, Bento.

Of course we do!

That's okay.

-But you're not leaving. Stay.
-Until 9:00 p.m.

-You stay here!
-I don't see why.

I know why. I want you to stay here.

-What for?
-Nothing. I'm your grandfather.

I love you and I want you
to be here by my side.

-Can't you do that?
-I can, yes.

So that's it.

Great. At least someone
can boss him around.

Dad, we have to try them on.

I already did it.

We can't cover
this boy's back all the time.

-You're the opposite.
-Are you okay?

DOM GIL
GRANDSON

You traveled with us.

I feel sorry for him, because my father
has no emotional responsibility.

If he doesn't want to do it,
leave him alone. Period.

I don't like the idea
of making him stay here.

-Is that how you do things?
-Always.

You can't undo 17 years
of upbringing in a single day.

-It's a historic moment, this tour.
-Yeah, but he has to want to do it.

Someone had to make him
come to his senses.

There are other ways to do things.

I know you all value good communication.

It's Grandpa's 80th birthday tour, man!

The boy is crying in a corner,
nobody talks to him.

That's my point.

Go talk to your brother, give him a hug.

Talk to him, ask him why he's sad.

What's wrong?

Kids.

Come on, Sesê.

SERENO GIL
GRANDSON

What's the matter, son?

THE DAY BEFORE DEPARTURE

-It's 19.7 kilos. Not overweight.
-Good.

-Check the children's luggage.
-Yes.

This suitcase thing
isn't as simple as it seems.

All my friends who go to Europe told me,

"Preta, only two suitcases?"

One suitcase is enough for all your stuff?

-Exactly.
-I wish I could say the same.

It might be too big even.

-I'm taking the smaller one.
-That's right.

The day has come!

Grandma!

-I'll go with him, then.
-Let's go to the back.

-Join us, Grandpa!
-Off we go!

Have you ever thought
that no family has ever done this?

I don't think so.

-Forty people traveling by bus.
-Forty?

-Yeah.
-Yeah, there are 40 of us.

So someone will have to sit on your lap.

No, we have three buses.

SOL DE MARIA
GREAT-GRANDDAUGHTER

On the count of three.

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL
- TIMMENDORFER STRAND, GERMANY

9,914 KM COVERED


What do we have tomorrow?

We have a show at noon.

At noon?

We're actually going to do
what we came here to do.

So we go jogging at 8:00 a.m.
If we have a show at noon.

That's true!

At 8:30 a.m. You do 3 km in half an hour.

-What about working out?
-Every day.

-But you're gonna do...
-Today.

Can you help us with the workout?

I'd love that!

I can do that
for as little as 100 euros per person!

Can't we just enjoy the trip?

Euros are too expensive to go working out!

Too expensive to go working out!

I'm just thinking of dinner.

-It's 8:00 p.m.
-And we're talking about the gym.

The food on the plane
was rice and bell peppers!

And you're talking about the gym
instead of food!

Come on!

TIMMENDORFER STRAND
GERMANY

DAY #1 OF THE TOUR

Wait, strike a pose!

I'm a born model, feel my swag!

"Feel my swag!"

Are you embarrassed of us?

Guys, Sereno just nodded.

Sereno.

Mariá!

Sereno went like this.

I asked what was that...

If he was embarrassed of us.

-He nodded.
-Tell us why you're embarrassed.

Tell me.

-How would you like us to be, son?
-Say it.

MARIÁ PINKUSFELD
DAUGHTER-IN-LAW

I need some bowls, yeah?

Some bowls, yes.

-Like this or...
-Yes, that one. Like that.

It's fine.

Today is my father's birthday.

He really loves Saint John's Eve.

Well, his birthday is two days after it.

Since I have no musical skills whatsoever,

I can't sing, I can't play,

I figured my gift for him would be
making some curau, which he loves.

He loves Saint John's Eve
traditional food.

This will be my heartfelt gift to him.

BELA GIL
DAUGHTER

Bringing him a bit of this flavor
from his childhood

and our Brazilianness,

as it's a typical dish from Brazil.

I think he's gonna love it.

We're preparing a lovely surprise

for João and my father today.

That's why I haven't called him yet.
I told him I couldn't come

-to the party.
-I see.

-I haven't wished him happy birthday.
-I see.

It's gonna be lovely. Simple but lovely.

-Bye!
-See you later!

-You look beautiful!
-I love you!

You look amazing! Very beautiful.

-Love you!
-See you tonight.

-Love you too!
-Bye.

-Wellington Soares, so good-looking.
-I love that guy.

-Where is it?
-Is he coming?

-João can't know.
-Surprise?

-Yes.
-Great!

He called João and made up an excuse.

He said he wasn't coming.

Did João get pissed off?

I think he grew suspicious, actually.

Like, "My father is saying sorry?"

Yeah, exactly.

Your first concert in your eighties.

-Yeah.
-The very first.

You've just turned 80
and you're about to go on stage.

That's right. Should I bring my binder?

Maybe not... Well, let me take it.
Hold it here.

-I'm so happy!
-Happy birthday, son!

Happy birthday, son!

-Awesome.
-A great new year!

Come on, Nara! Come on!

I knew it! Wellington Soares.

Happy birthday, my boy!

-This is just great!
-Happy birthday!

Thanks, Dad.

Can I have your opinion on a song?

-Sure thing.
-Hey...

Come, let me introduce you to my guys.

Let's show him that intro.

WELLINGTON SOARES AND JOÃO GIL
THE NINETIES

Happy birthday!

What a great day!

Happy birthday, Grandpa!
Wish Grandpa a happy birthday.

Happy birthday!

Happy birthday!

The birthday boys!

JAZZBALTICA FESTIVAL

Five minutes to go!

There's a host.
The band is called on stage first.

You look stuck-up, Bento.

-I am stuck-up.
-Oh, my!

JP DEMASI
SON-IN-LAW

So stuck-up!

Go get them, Flamengo!

The band on stage!

The band on stage!

I'll get both of them upstairs.

Good luck, guys.

Ladies and gentlemen,

please welcome

Mr. Gilberto Gil!

Happy birthday to you

Happy birthday to you

Happy birthday, dear Gilberto

Happy birthday to you

Let them know I'll come back later
Oh yeah

I'll join the Olodum, which is full of joy

NOSSA GENTE [AVISA LÁ]

...called a volcano

The bang echoes all over the world

In less than a minute, in seconds

Our people are those who bless
Who dance the most

The gringos tuned into the revelry

The gods equating all the charm
All the dance

The drums rolling, rewarding

Let them know, let them know
Let them know, oh, oh

Let them know I'm coming

Let them know, let them know
Let them know, oh, oh

Let them know I'm coming

Our people!

Our people!

Our people!

Yeah, I told João!

Holy crap, guys!

I don't know about you...

I don't know about you,
but I f*cking delivered!

We could barely hear the drums, man!
Avisa Lá was just impossible!

Come on!

Yeah, that was weird.

It happened during rehearsals,
but you caught up in no time.

But this time the tempo changed.
He started playing too fast.

I had to rush up the beat,
then he slowed down again.

You okay?

You did great!

Take off your stage outfit.

The show was amazing!

The drums were spotless.

We had some technical issues,

but this energy
when playing as a family...

I know, it was wonderful.

I felt it was getting hard for you,

-so I really tried to help you.
-I know.

The drums sounded spotless.

That's not what I thought
when I left the stage.

It could've been better,
but it was hard for everyone.

-It was hard for everyone.
-José, you did great!

You really did.

-You actually helped a lot.
-The next one will be even better.

-Congrats!
-Thank you, son.

SUPERHOMEM - A CANÇÃO
GILBERTO GIL - 1978

Mr. Wellington!

WELLINGTON SOARES
JOÃO GIL'S DAD

-This song is in your honor.
-I can see that.

Because of the woman

Happy birthday, Gilberto Gil!


Thank you.

Happy birthday to you

Happy birthday to you

Happy birthday, dear Gil

Happy birthday to you

May God bless your life

And the angels say Amen!

Happy birthday to you

May God bless your life

And the angels say Amen!

Happy birthday to you

Happy birthday to you

Hooray!

Both on the 26th!

DAY #2 OF THE TOUR

Flor is here. Mariá is here.

-Everyone is here.
-So, let's roll!

ROMA GIL
GRANDDAUGHTER

TIMMENDORFER STRAND, GERMANY
- COPENHAGEN, DENMARK

319 KM COVERED


COPENHAGEN
DENMARK

Look how they carry their children.

In Brazil, we'd carry bags of ice on that.

-That's true!
-Caution, heavy load!

Hey, careful with the bike lane.

JERRY MARQUES
TOURING MANAGER

I'll do the check-in, okay?
Andreia will bring my luggage.

All right. Watch out.

Preta, the hotel is over here.

This hotel has staircases.

Let's stop finding fault with everything
and start having fun.

-But the staircases!
-We're the bellhops!

Push it.

There you go, Dom!

What's up, Sesê?

DAY #3 OF THE TOUR

I like that!

Letting you
Go

It won't be good...

Good for you

Or better for me

To think

All it takes
Is stop seeing you

And it's over

Will be so much worse

Why lie and

Pretend that the horizon
Ends right in front of us

And the bridge ends here?

People often ask us
about the pressure we feel

for being Gil's children
and grandchildren.

I always answer that our generation

has already seen
the previous generation go through this.

Having a try at music.
Your mother, my mother, Bem...

They were the ones that carried
this so-called burden.

I remember being shy as a child

and thinking the scene was somewhat...

Distant, rather unappealing.

And having...

Your father's been part
of the band since you were born.

Exactly! So we see it
from a completely different perspective.

Being on Gilberto's stage
is something way more...

We needed to become professionals
and have our own projects.

I feel that my grandfather
and I are very close.

I see him more as a person than an icon.

I spent a lot of time with him,
we slept in the same bed,

the two of us.

-Grandpa is in here?
-Not in there.

He's not in the bathroom.

He's over there.

My grandpa.

Hey, Grandpa, the camera is here with us.

-Where is the guitar?
-I didn't bring it.

-Do you want it?
-No.

Or I'll ask my uncle...

-I want you to take it there.
-Okay, I'll do it.

Tomorrow, first thing in the morning,

-we're going to rehearse your song.
-All right.

Have a good show.
I'll be there waiting for you.

-Everything will work out.
-Tell your dad

-we're going to rehearse your song.
-Okay.

-And Cores Vivas.
-Right.

-First thing...
-All right, I'll let him know.

Gil said he needed Bento's phone number.

Your father called Bento
and asked him to play O Pato.

He must have thought...

Well, Bento has been playing
this song for ages.

And his version...

-Gil is anything but oblivious.
-Exactly.

Back in Bahia,
he stayed in his room listening

to the same song being played on repeat.

I asked what that was.
"Bento is practicing."

He'd pass by and drop a comment,
"You nailed that bit today."

Seriously?

There are so many experienced musicians
who would die for this opportunity.

Meanwhile, the boy gets it
and he doesn't even play that well.

DAY #4 OF THE TOUR

TIVOLI GARDENS
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK

Gil once performed alongside
Milton Nascimento right here years ago.

Here at the park.

-We stayed in a hotel here.
-In a hotel here.

And we also did the show here,
we sang a song called Dinamarca.

This amusement park served
as an inspiration for several others.

Even Disney World was inspired by this.

-It's one of the oldest in the world.
-Not sure how old.

Let's have a competition.
We'll split into two teams.

The losers have to carry
all of our luggage in our next stop.

Rock, paper, scissors!

-I pick Uncle Ju.
-I'm the most wanted player!

-I choose Bela.
-How shocking!

How shocking!

You should've sabotaged him
by picking her first.

-I want Johnny.
-The most wanted player!

The most wanted player!

My mom.

Nutrition team!

Nutrition!

Grandma Flora!

-Gilberto Gil.
-Aunt Marília!

-Aunt Marília!
-Fábio!

There are two ba*ls
in front of you in the box.

You roll them on the green
up to the colored holes,

until the first horse reaches
the finish line.

-Okay.
-Are you all ready?

Three, two, one, go!

Get in, damn it!

Two ba*ls in for horse eleven.

We've got a winner. Horse eleven.

I got five in a row!

Best duo ever!

Stuff today and starve tomorrow, right?

-And when there's...
-Let's play again!

We're the champions!

Let's go!

PINA GIL
GRANDDAUGHTER

She fell asleep.

Look at these tomatoes!

They're tomatoes.

Let's go to the Little Mermaid.

Live-action of Ariel right there for you.

This is the original, classic story.

-I didn't know that.
-Me neither.

-Just found out.
-Brought to you by Pedro Gil.

DAY #5 OF THE TOUR

Get it out of your system now,
so you don't yell on the way back.

The kids are sleeping!

We have two sleeping princesses
on the way back.

ODETH GOMES
NANNY

Two sleeping princesses.

There's no other way, right, baby?

The duck...

MARIA BELA MULLER
BENTO GIL'S GIRLFRIEND

The beauty...

I'm gonna say,
"I dedicate this song to you, Bela."

This couple is a wonderful thing.

Last season, there was
this scene of me scolding Bento

about how he needed
to be more empathetic in life.

Look at him over there learning
to be more empathic. With my sister.

FRANCISCO GIL
GRANDSON

-"With my sister"! That's funny!
-Yeah, my sister.

She's my father's daughter,
so we're all good.

What a crazy mix we have here.

But I dig it.

We're having many firsts on stage.

I played with my grandfather in a show
we did, "Gilsons and Gilberto Gil."

But I had never played
as part of his actual band.

And tonight it's Bento's turn.
He's going to play O Pato.

-About Cores Vivas, I don't think...
-We're not going to play it?

O Pato is going to be tricky enough.

We could...

-Should we remove another song?
-I think so.

You guys mentioned Esotérico.

I believe it's more unique
and fits the concert better

than Vamos Fugir or Barracos.

In that sense, we have no priorities.

In terms of aligning better
with the concept we have for the show.

Everything we added to the show suits it.

The criteria to remove songs
should be different.

You'd rather cross out
songs that are more...

No, I have the uniqueness
of this show in mind.

BEM GIL
SON

The uniqueness of the show?
I won't argue about that.

That's what I think.
I wouldn't drop Deixar Você.

-The show itself isn't unique at all.
-The arrangement.

What's unique is that we're all together.

It hurts, but I think
we should leave Esotérico out.

You vote to remove Barracos. You too.

You vote Barracos out.

-It is absolutely necessary to remove it?
-Maybe two.

-Remove both of them.
-Both.

I vote for Vamos Fugir.

And perhaps Esotérico as well.

Vamos Fugir stays.

-Barracos then.
-Vamos Fugir is the one I chose.

I don't...

I need to do that riff on the guitar!

The end of the show?
Barracos, Realce, Vamos Fugir?

Preta would rather drop Realce
and keep Barracos.

Replace Realce with Barracos?
Is that right?

We leave Realce off and wrap it up
with Barracos.

So we're leaving Tempo Rei,
Realce and Esotérico out.

-But I feel sad about Esotérico.
-I feel sad too.

It's a shame, yes. I don't like
removing songs to include something new.

But I'm also in favor
because it's my father's will.

-This is Bento.
-Bento!

The great figure of the family.

We're going to perform a great classic
immortalized by João Gilberto.

He learned the song,
and we're going to play it together.

The duck

Was singing joyfully
Quack, quack!

When a smiley Maroon asked

LONDON
ENGLAND

To join the samba
The samba, the samba

The goose

Liked the duo
And also made quack, quack!

GENEVA
SWITZERLAND

And said, "Come, come!"
And the quartet will be fine

Very good, very good

On the edge of the pond

BRUSSELS
BELGIUM

To start
The mess

The duck's voice
Was really outrageous

BARCELONA
SPAIN

Scene play with the goose was bush
But I liked the ending

LIVERPOOL
ENGLAND

...in the water

Rehearsing the vocals

Quack! Quack! Quack! Quack!

Quack! Quack! Quack!

ANTIBES
FRANCE

Quack! Quack! Quack! Quack!

Quack! Quack! Quack! Quack!

Quack! Quack! Quack! Quack!

NARBONNE
FRANCE

COPENHAGEN
DENMARK

The duck

Bento!

IN THE NEXT EPISODE

We are not in Europe.

We are in Africa.

Africa!

BERLIN
GERMANY

What a show, Mr. Gilberto.

My dad's been doing this
for over 40 years.

We just arrived.

We have to change hotels.

There was a technical problem.

Tomorrow is Maria's wedding.