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to the one and only Astrud Gilberto Website!
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photos and all text depicted on this website are protected by copyright laws,
and cannot be copied or reproduced without express written consent.
Please
be advised that Astrud Gilberto is not in any way associated with the website
"astrudgilberto.org..."
Regrettably,
there is some unscrupulous exploitation of Astrud Gilberto's name and likeness
on the Internet, as well as misinformation about her, including inaccurate or
distorted “facts”, sometimes posted as “biography"... Among
the misinformation that one may find on the Internet about Astrud Gilberto is
the story on how she was "discovered", how her career begun. To
read the true story, as told by Astrud, herself, click
here
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"Jungle", the latest recording by Astrud Gilberto can be ordered on this
site. Be
sure to visit the Astrud
Gilberto Store
where you
can
hear sound
clips from it, and where you will
also find many autographed items, which include several other Astrud Gilberto
CDs. As you may
know, Astrud is also a fine arts artist; at the store you will find reproductions of original
fine art work by Astrud Gilberto.
A
portion of the sale of all items at the AG Store is donated by Astrud Gilberto
to charities that benefit the welfare of animals.
"Animals - They
Need Our Help!!!"
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Be sure not to miss this essay by Astrud Gilberto about helping
animals. To read it, click
here.
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Interview
- In
an effort to provide Astrud Gilberto's fans with information, we have posted the
transcript of an extensive informal interview with Astrud Gilberto, with
questions posed by a group of personal friends. If you would like to read it, please click
here
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Helping
Children, Helping Animals:
- "Please
visit some of the charitable organizations' websites, listed below. They are all
about helping needy children and animals, the most vulnerable of living beings.
If you think that your contribution, because of its modesty, would be
irrelevant, think again! Your contribution, regardless of how
little, combined with other contributions, becomes a giant force that has the
power to make a difference in the betterment of their lives. Thanks for
your kind attention - Astrud
Gilberto"
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Let's
Be Kind To All Living Beings -
Astrud
Gilberto has joined His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Pamela Anderson, Sir Paul
McCartney, The Rev. Al Sharpton, The Black Eyed Peas, the late
Richard Pryor, Phil Collins, Pink, and numerous other prominent public figures in supporting
PETA's campaign
against KFC's inhumane treatment of chickens. Click here
to read about it.
"If
it wasn’t for every drop of water, there wouldn’t be an ocean" - Briggite
Bardot, animal rights activist
Requests
for Interviews: Please
take notice that Astrud Gilberto is not available for any interviews of any
kind, as a result of a long standing policy adopted by the artist. This policy
has been consistent and impartial, and is not intended to reflect judgment by
Ms. Gilberto or by her management on the merits of any particular request, or on
the party posing it.
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Message from Astrud,
directly to her fans - An additional message has been posted
immediately following this one.
TO
ALL OF MY FANS
(a
message by Astrud Gilberto)
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I
thank you for your support - for buying my
records, for coming to my concerts, for sending me affectionate and encouraging
messages. I have always been very conscious of what a privilege it is for me to find
a bunch of you - friends - in all places where I have been in this world, offering to me
your generous applause, your good vibes, and your radiant loving smiles.
Your love humbles me and I feel a great sense of gratitude to the
Life Force for having bestowed upon me the capability of being able to transmit, with my |
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singing, feelings of joy, spiritual warmth, or any other kind of positive effect on you.
Your support of me has given me the badly needed strength to cope with the vicissitudes of
the music business. Your unconditional love has been unwavering, as it has endured
the passing of several decades and, luckily for me, it even defies some of Showbiz'
shallow rules such as an artist is only "successful" if and while having
"hit" records and Media coverage. I haven't had that in many years now,
but yet you guys are, quietly, still there for me. It is as if we have this
"underground" love for each other... What's even more gratifying for me,
is to see that, along the way, I have acquired an additional generation of fans.
Actually, I don't like the word "fans" as much as I like "musically kindred
spirits".
Music is one of the most spiritual entities there is, and I can quite understand why is it
that it is revered by ancient Chinese culture as one of the seven "happy gods".
Like your support of me, Music, itself, has been an inexhaustible source of warmth,
spiritual strength, and companionship to me, whether I am listening to it, singing to an
audience of thousands or to my two cats, and even when unconsciously humming to
myself.
So, similarly to what that song says, "I wish you bluebirds in the Spring", I wish
you Music in the Spring (and in Summer, Winter and Fall... )
In closing, let me address those of you who are inclined to share your material good
fortunes with the less fortunate, and ask you to consider making a donation to any or all
of my "favorite" charitable organizations as listed below, with the added
comment that the lack of mention of thousands of other charitable organizations (too
numerous to cite) is not, in any way, meant to diminish their merits.
Even the wealthiest of people cannot contribute to all worthy
causes... I am particularly fond of charities that benefit children
and animals, because they are, in my opinion, the most vulnerable of
living beings. If you are not prepared to make a "straight" donation, perhaps you would consider purchasing one of the articles for sale that you may find by browsing their websites, which will also be
a valuable way of helping them in the pursuit of their causes.
(Click on the name to go to their website):
Hearts United For
Animals
Children's Hunger
Relief Fund
Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine
Sanctuary and Safe Haven for Animals
HaitiChildren.com
World
Society for the Protection of Animals
National
Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC)
In Defense of Animals
United Poultry Concerns
Children's
Hunger Fund
People for the Ethical
Treatment of Animals
Last Chance for Animals
Help Afghan Children
New England Anti-Vivisection Society
Save the Children
Elephants.com
Unicef
Rock the
Ranch
Shriner's
Hospitals for Children
Puppymill Rescue
Iraqischools.com
Animal
Protection Institute
Doctors Without Borders
Mercy for Animals
The
Performing Animal Welfare Society
Dave
Thomas Foundation for Adoption
The Humane Farmers Association (HFA)
Feed
the Children
Blue Voice
The United States Agency for International Development
Pets Alive
Compassionate Kids
CARE
North Shore League America
The Salvation Army
Primarily
Primates
International Justice Mission
United Animal Nations
International Fund for
Animal Welfare
World Vision
Helen Woodward Animal Center
Children of the Night
Equine
Advocates, Inc.
Make-A-Wish Foundation
Humane Society of the United States
Forgotten Cats
Women for Women International
Here's the link to a website,
which itself offers links to many charitable organizations related to the rescuing &
sheltering of dogs (with dogs for adoption): click here
Here's a link to the
website of "Wheely Willy" (the wonderfully inspirational
handicapped/heroic American dog), where one can find other special needs' dogs like Willy, for adoption:
click here
Here's the link to a website that
provides many links to charitable organizations related to the rescuing &
sheltering of cats (with cats for adoption): click here
Contribute to
the conservation of the American Wild Horses, and save them from being
slaughtered. Here's an organization doing something truly worthy of
our support: click here
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"Until
he extends his circle of compassion to all living things, man will not
himself find peace." -
Albert Schweitzer, French philosopher.
As
stated atop, this is the only "official Astrud Gilberto's
website". I would like to expressly reiterate to you that I am
not responsible for, nor have I given my approval to any other website
posing as mine, nor to any biographical information about
me other than what has been posted here.
Be good and be happy!
Love,
Astrud Gilberto
"P.S.:
To those of you who wish to know a little bit more about me, here it is:
- One of the most powerful passions of my life is and has been my love for animals.
I respect, admire and cherish their presence on this planet. I love them all.
But, I must confess... I have a weakness for cats... (Take a look at my beautiful Mascots, Precious and
Jera)
- I'm an Aries.
- Favorite flowers: gardenias and daisies
- Favorite color: none; I love them all.
- Qualities I most admire: kindness, unpretentiousness, intelligence, sense of
humor, simplicity.
- Here are the names of some contemporaneous people I admire: Dr. Wayne Dyer,
Nelson Mandella, President Bill
Clinton, President Jimmy Carter, Deepak Chopra, Oprah Winfrey, Queen Noor, Ted
Turner, Dana Reeve, for their contributions to the promotion of peace in
this world and the betterment
of human life. I also
profoundly admire any and all persons who contribute to charities,
whether publicly or anonymously, and those who do or have done volunteer
work in any capacity, to ease the suffering of all living beings.
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Message
posted on May
22, 2003
Dear
friends,
It’s
been a while since I have addressed you directly, and I believe that this
is a good time for me to do it again.
I
particularly want to thank you for your support of my artwork. My
management has received numerous messages containing words of praise for
my work, and wishes of good luck. This means a lot to me, and I want
you all to know this! I also want to thank each and every one of you
who have purchased artwork from the “AG Store”. This is also so
incredibly important to me, because, as you may know, most of the
proceedings are donated to charities that benefit the protection of
animals. Talking about animals, I thank all of you who have sent
messages acknowledging the essay that I have written about animals.
It is very rewarding for me to know that the work I did, involving the
researching on its related subjects and the writing, itself (both of which
having had strong emotional impact on me), resulted in something that has
found resonance in your hearts!
As
for those of you who have expressed frustration for not having had the
opportunity to attend live performances in the last couple of years, let
me tell you that I am immensely flattered and touched by your
interest. As I have stated on the interview that I’ve given last
year (posted on this website), I’m not sure when or even if I will
resume performing again, as I am enjoying a quieter life style these days,
after 37 years of performing and traveling. I want you to know that
I believe that having been able to connect with you in person has been a
blessing in my life, and that I have wonderful memories to cherish
from each and every time you came to hear me “live”, or came
back-stage to give me a warm hug.
Much
love to you,
Astrud
"Absolute
truth is indestructible. Being indestructible, it is eternal. Being
eternal, it is self-existent. Being self-existent, it is infinite. Being
infinite, it is vast and deep. Being vast and deep, it is transcendental
and intelligent. It is because it is vast and deep that it contains all
existence. It is because it is infinite and eternal that it fulfills or
perfects all existence." - Confucius
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