5, in a Los Angeles hospital Sérgio Mendes, the Brazilian-born musician who brought bossa nova music to a global audience in ...

Influential Brazilian musician João Gilberto ... traditional and modern musical influences - inspired bossa nova, or new trend, music and many other artists after him. In 1964, he famously ...

Brazilian musician Sérgio Mendes ... His relationship with bossa nova stars Tom Jobim and João Gilberto catapulted his career. His rendition of “Mas Que Nada” helped popularize bossa ...

A KISS FOR BRAZIL finds primo jazz singer Karrin Allyson in a blissful, 'kiss-full' bossa nova style and more at Birdland ...

“Bossa nova is Rio de Janeiro ... The outdoor area will host a diverse range of Brazilian music subgenres, including Caros ...

The star played Glastonbury in 2013 He started playing in nightclubs in Rio de Janeiro, just as the bossa nova craze ... of music, Mendes once said: "When I think about Brazilian music the first ...

Kick back for a moment and imagine you’re in Brazil, perhaps sunning yourself on Copacabana beach or simply swaying to the rhythm of samba music at ... performing bossa nova, samba and choro.

Marcos Kostenbader Valle (born in Rio de Janeiro) is a Brazilian singer, instrumentalist, songwriter and record producer. He has produced works in many musical styles, including bossa nova, samba, and ...

Sofi Tukker breaks down the meaning behind Bread and the Brazilian influences that helped shape its lively fusion of funk, ...

João Gilberto introduced bossa nova to the world in 1958 ... Bernardo Araujo, a music journalist for Brazilian newspaper Globo, told AFP news agency last year his influence was "incalculable".