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Hace 2 días · Have you heard Bebel Gilberto’s rendition of the 1964 bossa nova jazz standard, “So Nice ... where the 2003 film featured the version performed by Bebel’s stepmother Astrud Gilberto. To me, this lively ballad is quintessential ... bossa nova is a Brazilian music genre that blends samba with jazz and is known for its ...
Hace 5 días · Bossa nova, Brazilian popular music that evolved in the late 1950s from a union of samba (a Brazilian dance and music) and cool jazz. The music is in syncopated 24 time. The composer Antonio Carlos Jobim and the guitarist João Gilberto may be considered the founders of this style, which was.
Hace 4 días · The song “Oba, Oba” was written by a trio of Brazilian musical legends – João Gilberto, Carlos Lyra, and Vinicius de Moraes. Released in 1965 as part of Astrud Gilberto’s self-titled album, it quickly captured the essence of bossa nova and became a staple in her repertoire.
Hace 5 días · La cantante brasileña Astrud Gilberto, ícono de la bossa nova e intérprete de una versión histórica en inglés de “Garota de Ipanema”, falleció este martes a los 83 años por causas que se desconocen, informó su familia.
Hace 5 días · It was here that Samba schools, or “escolas de samba,” were established. These schools were not just places to learn dance and music; they became community centers that fostered social cohesion and cultural pride. The 1920s and 1930s marked a golden era for Samba, as it began to permeate mainstream Brazilian culture.
Hace 1 día · 8 July 2024. Liana Flores (or, as is increasingly the way these days, ‘liana flores’) is a new name to me. In fact, I only discovered her while I was listening to Matt Maltese earlier this year (she featured on his cover of Yo La Tengo’s My Heart’s Not In It). I’m a bit surprised that Spotify’s algorithms hadn’t already pointed me ...
Hace 6 días · “You do not need to leave your room. Remain sitting at your table and listen. Do not even listen, simply wait, be quiet, still and solitary. The world will freely offer itself to you to be unmasked, it has no choice, it will roll in ecstasy at your feet.” ― Franz Kafka
