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Sly & The Family Stone's "Family Affair" saw a splintering band reach the highest heights of pop music one last time.
Antonio Carlos Jobim et al: Focus On Bossa Nova article by Arnaldo DeSouteiro, published on April 16, 2025 at All About Jazz. Find more Liner Notes articles ...
Expect the full spectrum of Brazilian music – Samba, MPB (Música Popular Brasileiro), Bossa Nova, Samba Rock, Axé, Forro, Brazilian soul, Frevo, Rio Jazz-Funk – from top musicians from the ...
Brasil is a country full of music. Samba, which was strongly influenced by African music, originated in Rio de Janeiro about 100 years ago Bossa nova, the focus of this hour, is basically a fusing of ...
Con Christopoulos' new venture, Bossa Nova in Melbourne, brings a hit sushi train inspired by the Japanese diaspora in Brazil.
Nobody is sure just what it is, or even what its name implies: according to various experts, the Portuguese slang expression bossa nova can mean “the latest thing” or “the new beat” or ...
Sérgio Mendes, the Grammy-winning Brazilian band leader who helped popularize bossa nova in the '60s, died Thursday in Los Angeles. He was 83.
The Grammy-winning jazz and bossa nova musician, who formed the group Brasil '66, was known for his 1966 hit, "Mas Que Nada." ...
Instead of her typical gentle sound, Jarosz flirts with rock n' roll, pulsing drum beats, tinges of classic country and even a hint of Bossa Nova on her final track.
This animated thriller moving to the beat of jazz & bossa nova portrays the days immediately before the Latin American continent was enshrouded by totalitarian regimes.