Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil closed out the US leg of their world tour with the second of two sold-out nights at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) last night, celebrating 50 years of friendship and music making and last week's release of what the New York Times calls their "gemlike" new live double album Dois Amigos, Um Século de Música: Multishow Live on Nonesuch Records in North America.

"Their songs contained all manner of complexities: rhythmic and harmonic, as well as tonal, political, philosophical and metaphysical," writes New York Times music critic Nate Chinen in his review of Wednesday night's concert. "Mr. Gil and Mr. Veloso, both 73, are among the most celebrated singer-songwriters in Brazilian popular music. For much of the last year they have been a traveling duo, in celebration of a camaraderie that stretches almost to the dawn of their distinguished careers." Read the complete concert review at nytimes.com.

Veloso is the featured subject on this week's New York Times Popcast, on which he talks with Times music writer Ben Ratliff. "On this week’s popcast," Ratliff explains, "Caetano Veloso, the great Brazilian singer and songwriter, talks about 50 years of music, history and politics." You can hear that conversation at nytimes.com.

While on tour, Veloso and Gil sat down to speak with NPR's alt.latino hosts Felix Contreras and Jasmine Garsd about the new album, their friendship, and their legendary careers. They also share and discuss tracks from the new album and some beloved earlier tunes. You can hear the conversation and music at npr.org.

Veloso and Gil also spoke with Rolling Stone about the album and their history together. "The two continue to record exquisite, playful, even noisy music belying their septuagenarian status," writes Rolling Stone's Andy Beta by way of introduction. "This week sees the release of Dois Amigos, a warm and casual two-album live set featuring the lifelong friends performing as a duo." You can read what they have to say at rollingstone.com.

As previously noted in the Nonesuch Journal, the Los Angeles Times called last week's tour-opening concert as "awesome." "What a pleasure it is to watch two masters at work," wrote Times music critic Mikael Wood of the "deeply satisfying concert." The two artists used "gorgeous melodies and propulsive rhythms to put across profound ideas," performing songs from their "superb" new album. As the Times headline read, they "basically played their album in concert (and it was awesome)."

To get the album now, head to iTunes or the Nonesuch Store, where CD orders include an instant download of the complete album at checkout.