Jobim was a primary force behind the creation of the bossa nova style, and his songs have been performed by many singers and instrumentalists internationally since the early 1960s. After enchanting ...

In a quaint bungalow humming with Portuguese, a cool breeze of lilting harmonies and rhythmic bounce invites a leisurely sway to the tranquility of bossa nova. It’s a modern take on a sound pioneered ...

Sergio Mendes, the innovative and influential pianist, composer and arranger who was one of Brazil’s earliest contemporary crossover artists, died Thursday in Los Angeles, his family has confirmed. No ...

Sérgio Mendes, the Brazilian musician renowned for bringing bossa nova music to a global audience starting in the ’60s, has died. He was 83. The news was announced in a statement by his family, who ...

A cantora e compositora brasileira Bianca Costa já está na estrada há alguns anos, mas só agora, aos 26, lança seu primeiro álbum completo pela Warner Music France na próxima sexta-feira, 28 de ...

Vamos voltar no tempo para revisitar um dos períodos mais ricos e vibrantes da música brasileira: a era dos festivais.

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Admirado por João Gilberto, Tom Jobim e outros grandes nomes da música brasileira, mas sem o reconhecimento mais amplo. É assim que Roger Mello, produtor e dramaturgo de Mario Reis, o musical, descrev ...

Está prestes a chegar à RTP2 um filme brasileiro sobre as origens da Bossa com vozes de Gilberto Gil e Caetano Veloso.

Most people thought bossa nova was dead, and most were glad to have simply survived the hucksterized flood of bossa nova dances, bossa nova shoes and sweatshirts, boogie bossa nova, soul bossa nova.

Sergio Mendes, the Brazilian singer, composer, bandleader, and keyboardist who became an international sensation after moving to the United States in the 1960s, died, in Los Angeles, on September 5.