His sounds expressed a sense of freedom that precipitated his arrest by Brazil’s military government

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Its members — Jim Owen as John Lennon, Tony Kishman as Paul McCartney, John Brosnan as George Harrison and Chris Camilleri as Ringo Starr — will don Beatles' costumes and perform with the devotion of acolytes.
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His sounds expressed a sense of freedom that precipitated his arrest by Brazil's military government in 1969. But, in 2003, he became minister of culture in a more-open government. He left for health reasons in 2008, and, in 2010, began touring again.
The band in the "For All Tour," which will include accordion and fiddle, will present music that, he says, has its roots in folk music of central Europe, brought over though emigration and exploration. But it also is shaped by the multicultural reality of Brazil.
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He will bring all of those talents Tuesday to the Roots Cellar at the Pittsburgh Center for the Arts in Shadyside. The show, sponsored by Calliope: The Pittsburgh Folk Music Society , will show off some of the music from his new album, "Mesabi."
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