Joao Gilberto dead: Brazilian bossa nova legend dies, aged 88
5 years, 6 months ago

Joao Gilberto dead: Brazilian bossa nova legend dies, aged 88

The Independent  

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Brazilian musician and composer Joao Gilberto died at the age of 88 at his home in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday, his relatives have confirmed. Actress Piper Perabo tweeted: “Joao Gilberto, a musician I loved and giant of Brazilian bossa nova music, died today. His collaboration with American saxophonist Stan Getz and the amazing voice of Astrud Gilberto on Getz/Gilberto is an album you can’t stop listening to on a summer night.” In 2000, Gilberto won a Grammy for his album Joao Voz E Violao, and in 2017 he received an honorary doctorate in music from Columbia University. Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 4 month free trial Sign up “It was Joao Gilberto, the greatest genius of Brazilian music, who was the definitive influence on my music,” singer Gal Costa wrote on social media.

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On ‘João’, Brazilian singer Bebel Gilberto honors her late father, bossa nova giant João Gilberto
1 year, 4 months ago

On ‘João’, Brazilian singer Bebel Gilberto honors her late father, bossa nova giant João Gilberto

Associated Press  

SAO PAULO — Since the start of her career, New York-born Brazilian singer Bebel Gilberto has put out albums rooted in the South American nation’s rich musical history. And yet, the 57-year-old artist, who splits her time between New York and Rio de Janeiro, is not too comfortable performing some of her father’s hit songs — such as “Fly, My …

From Brazil’s Amazon to bossa nova and beyond, prolific pianist João Donato dies at 88
1 year, 5 months ago

From Brazil’s Amazon to bossa nova and beyond, prolific pianist João Donato dies at 88

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazilian composer and pianist João Donato, who helped lay the groundwork for bossa nova but throughout his career defied confinement to any single genre, died Monday. Donato’s syncopation influenced the guitar beat developed by João Gilberto that blossomed into the bossa nova movement. Music critic Irineu Franco Perpetuo said Donato’s music often features “hot” rhythms inviting …

Astrud Gilberto, singer of ‘The Girl from Ipanema,’ dead at 83
1 year, 7 months ago

Astrud Gilberto, singer of ‘The Girl from Ipanema,’ dead at 83

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Astrud Gilberto, the Brazilian singer, songwriter and entertainer whose off-hand, English-language cameo on “The Girl from Ipanema” made her a worldwide voice of bossa nova, has died at age 83. The rest, of course, as one would say, ‘is history.’” Astrud Gilberto sings “The Girl from Ipanema” in a light, affectless style that influenced Sade and Suzanne …

‘He made sure that she got nothing’: The sad story of Astrud Gilberto, the face of bossa nova
2 years, 10 months ago

‘He made sure that she got nothing’: The sad story of Astrud Gilberto, the face of bossa nova

The Independent  

Sign up to Roisin O’Connor’s free weekly newsletter Now Hear This for the inside track on all things music Get our Now Hear This email for free Get our Now Hear This email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. And when she passes, each one she passes goes, …

Joao Gilberto: Bossa nova master who crystallised the genre’s breezy, intimate sound
5 years, 5 months ago

Joao Gilberto: Bossa nova master who crystallised the genre’s breezy, intimate sound

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Brazilian guitarist and singer Joao …

João Gilberto, the man from Ipanema
5 years, 5 months ago

João Gilberto, the man from Ipanema

The Hindu  

On July 6, the world lost one of its foremost musical ambassadors. Guitarist and singer João Gilberto, 88, was often called the father of bossa nova, a style that smoothly blends Brazilian samba with jazz and even danceable pop elements. Female vocalists have sung it as ‘The Boy From Ipanema’, a version popularised by the great Ella Fitzgerald and Gilberto’s …

Brazilian bossa nova pioneer Joao Gilberto dies at 88
5 years, 6 months ago

Brazilian bossa nova pioneer Joao Gilberto dies at 88

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — Joao Gilberto, a Brazilian singer, guitarist and songwriter considered one of the fathers of the bossa nova genre that gained global popularity in the 1960s and became an iconic sound of the South American nation, died on Saturday, his son said. With his unique playing style and modern jazz influences, he created the beat that defined …

João Gilberto, Master Of Bossa Nova, Dies At 88
5 years, 6 months ago

João Gilberto, Master Of Bossa Nova, Dies At 88

NPR  

João Gilberto, Master Of Bossa Nova, Dies At 88 Enlarge this image Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Updated at 9:34 p.m. ET Saturday João Gilberto, one of the principal architects of the Brazilian musical style bossa nova, has died at his home in Rio de Janeiro, according to a Facebook post by his son. Gilberto's "Bim-Bom," often …

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