Nothing captures the sound, the mood or the languor of summer quite like the bossa nova. Invented along the beaches of Rio de Janeiro in the 1950s, the quietly swaying Brazilian music became a ...
Jazz: Brazilian Educators Teach Samba and Bossa Nova Grooves on January 21 in Rockville (MD)
Brazilian Educators Teach Samba and Bossa Nova Grooves on January 21 in Rockville (MD)
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 ...
Anitta’s upcoming album “Equilibrium” showcases her roots with a vibrant mix of Brazilian funk, samba, bossa nova and more. “Equilibrium” is a departure from ...
Brazilian music of the past four decades — in particular the styles rooted in traditional samba, bossa nova, Música Popular Brasileira and, lately, electronic-dance-samba hybrids — has, for many fans, ...
Born on the beaches of Rio in the late 1950s, bossa nova fused samba rhythms with jazz sophistication to create a smooth, timeless sound. Pioneers like João Gilberto and Antônio Carlos Jobim ...
It’s bossa nova and samba, but so much more — funky, soulful and esoteric. Listen to these songs chosen by Joyce Moreno, Marcos Valle, Amaro Freitas and more lovers of Brazilian rhythms. Credit...
The Washington Post: Blame it on ‘Jazz Samba’: Bossa nova craze started in D.C.
Americans have had a love affair with Brazilian music since the 1962 release of the mega hit album, Jazz Samba featuring Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd. With their fabulous melodies, harmonies and rhythms ...