Buddy Deppenschmidt, a jazz drummer who learned the rhythms of Brazilian music on a State Department tour, then appeared on a best-selling 1962 album, “Jazz Samba,” which helped launch a worldwide ...

Sérgio Mendes, the Brazilian bossa nova impresario and pianist who helped popularize the genre in the '60s and toured with Herb Alpert and Frank Sinatra, has died. The recording artist died ...

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Throughout his 50-year career, Brazilian superstar Roberto Carlos has been the biggest-selling artist in his native country. Starting out as a bossa nova crooner in the early ’60s, he first achieved ...

Join us for a magical evening celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Bossa Nova featuring Ricardo Peixoto on accoustic guitar and Catia Lund on vocals. Take a journey through the golden age of the ...

Guitarist Sakai opts for a different take on a well-worn musical genre on his recently released album, Gradation—Bossa Nova No Kaze. Instead of offering a familiar take on Brazilian jazz, Sakai ...

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 ...

Audio and visual extravaganza kicks off today with official animated video for bossa nova classic 'The Girl From Ipanema' and unique visualizers for some of the most important songs of the canon.

Sérgio Mendes, a Brazilian music powerhouse and bossa nova pioneer has died in his hometown of Los Angeles, his family said in a statement Friday. He was 83. Mendes, who’s known across the globe for ...

Buddy Deppenschmidt, a jazz drummer who learned the rhythms of Brazilian music on a State Department tour, then appeared on a best-selling 1962 album, “Jazz Samba,” which helped launch a worldwide ...

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