Berklee Performance Center presents a celebration of Brazilian music featuring the works of two important Brazilian composers—Antônio Carlos "Tom" Jobim and Caetano Veloso. This concert showcases ...
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” ...
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 ...
With her unmistakable voice, Koorax sings English, Portuguese, and Spanish love songs composed by such masters as Antonio Carlos Jobim, Luiz Bonfá, Marcos Valle and Ivan Lins, plus songs by Claus ...
and worked with the famous musician Antônio Carlos Jobim. Mendes also headed up the iconic musical group Brasil ’66. He was Oscar-nominated for his song Real In Rio which he made with John ...
After his impressive showing in the song festival, he became highly sought after by recording companies in Rio ... touted to American musical audiences as the successor to bossa nova stars such as ...