The theater would be torn down two years later, but America’s love affair with the gentle and sophisticated bossa nova music of one of the film’s composers, Antônio Carlos Jobim, was just ...

St. Joseph's Hall is the perfect place for an intimate Sunday afternoon concert. The natural light through the stained glass ...

Sérgio Mendes, who died in September 2024, was one of the biggest stars of Brazilian music. Although his career spanned some 40 years, he has always been known for his runaway 1966 hit, “Mas Que Nada” ...

Feb. 1: South Florida’s Got Talent: Presenting the young winners of the annual concerto competition, accompanied by the full ...

Desafinado formed in 1995 and was popular in Spokane until they separated in 2006, touring throughout the Northwest. A sign ...

Soneto De Separação - Separation Song; Felicidade - Happiness; Saudade De Bahia - Longing For Bahia; Garôta De Ipanema - The Girl From Ipanema; Wave; Passarim - Little Bird; Samba Do Avião - Song Of ...

And, amazing as it sounds, a girl from Ipanema really did inspire Brazilian composer Antonio Carlos Jobim and Portuguese ... They composed the song in 1962, and it became a hit in 1964 when ...

Mendes first became professionally active in the late 1950s and is widely recognized as a popularizer of Brazilian music ...

Listen to The Girl From Ipanema by Antonio Carlos Jobim for an idea of what bossa nova is about. World music basically means songs that incorporate lesser-known styles and instruments from around ...

Most piano concerts do not include artwork and poetry, but that is exactly what those attending a Rancho Bernardo Library ...

For decades, Mendes defined how American audiences heard and digested Brazilian music, first as part of influential bossa nova guitarist-composer’s Antônio Carlos Jobim’s band, then with his ...

He began playing in clubs and performing with mentors such as Antônio Carlos Jobim and João Gilberto ... Mendes was known for mixing original songs with bossa nova covers of popular English ...