Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso on Brazilian television, August 20, 2015. Friends since childhood, both musicians were 73 years old at the time of this set, and the performance and associated world tour was in celebration of the 50th anniversary of their first recording.
Other than (arguably) Bob Dylan or (separately) Neil Young, I can't think of a North American musician who's enjoyed a 50-year career of writing and performing quality music for nearly as long, and both Gil and Veloso are approaching their 60th year of music and still going strong.
As Camélias do Quilombo do Leblon was the first song they wrote together since 1993. I don't speak Portuguese and can't interpret the lyrics, but the title can be roughly translated to "Camelias from the Freeman Plantation of Carlos Leblon."
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