RIO DE JANEIRO — Sergio Mendes, the Brazilian Grammy-winning musician whose hit “Mas Que Nada” made him a global legend, has died after months of battling the effects of long Covid. He was 83. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Beloved bossa nova producer, composer, pianist and song interpreter Sérgio Mendes has died at 83. The legendary Brazilian ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Astrud Gilberto backstage at New York City's Birdland Jazz Club in 1964. Popsie Randolph/Michael Ochs Archives via Getty Images ...

This weekend, Chennai is set to soak in the smooth sounds of bossa nova, the Brazilian music genre that blends the rhythms of samba with the laid-back feel of jazz. Known for its gentle guitar ...

One unfortunate outcome of Brazilian bossa nova's overpowering early love affair with jazz is that the 'other musics' from Brazil have not received their due. These three releases challenge that and ...

On the 50th anniversary of the Bossa Nova, Jon Lusk charts its rise, from Rio's beaches to a cultural force that shaped politics and fashion If there's one style of music that people everywhere ...

In a quaint bungalow humming with Portuguese, a cool breeze of lilting harmonies and rhythmic bounce invites a leisurely sway to the tranquility of bossa nova. It’s a modern take on a sound pioneered ...

“Holy grail” level vinyl rarities from influential Brazilian musicians celebrated in excellent, unexpected reissues. Once in a great while the stars align in the world of record collecting and very ...

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. He was 88. His ...

The family of Brazilian Bossa Nova musician Sergio Mendes confirmed with The Guardian on Friday that the pioneering pianist had died of health complications borne out of long Covid. “His wife and ...

Astrud Gilberto didn’t set out to be an ambassador of bossa nova, the laid-back Brazilian musical genre with rhythms recognizable to music lovers around the world. According to Gilberto, who died on ...

He was the Brazilian music legend who brought bossa nova to a global audience in a career that lasted more than 60 years. In the past few days, tributes have been flooding in for legendary Brazilian ...