The marriage of bossa nova—as joyous and life-affirming as music gets—to the catchy, unabashedly cheerful songs of Disney films would seem a logical pairing. Disney Bossa Nova, a compilation featuring ...

Gilberto, who was a singer and composer, is considered one of the fathers of the Bossa Nova genre. The Portuguese word saudade [pronounced sau-DAH-jee in Brazilian Portuguese] has no translation in ...

When Brazilian musicians fused samba with jazz and classical influences in the 1950s and ’60s, he was among the first, and the best. By Clay Risen Carlos Lyra, a Brazilian composer, singer and ...

In March, the Brazilian style of music known as bossa nova made an unexpected appearance on one of the year’s biggest hip-hop albums: Juice WRLD‘s Death Race for Love. Thank Tommy Brown. During a ...

In a collaboration with Vevo, Billie Eilish has shared the live performance video for "Billie Bossa Nova," a track off her her latest album, "Happier Than Ever." Vevo's Official Live Performances are ...

This is not unusual, though. Just like the sensation that was acoustic pop a couple of years back or the Pinoy pop alternative phenomenon of the 90s, this is an oft repeated inclination given to the ...

When pianist Herbie Hancock released The New Standard (Verve, 1996)—an album of radically reworked pop tunes by artists ranging from Peter Gabriel to Prince—it wasn't exactly revolutionary, but it was ...

Bossa Nova—literally “new swing” in Portuguese—emerges as an unmistakable chapter in the story of Brazilian popular music. Born in Rio de Janeiro’s bohemian neighborhoods at the tail end of the 1950s, ...

Helena Beltrão, a distinguished alumnI of Berklee College of Music, embodies her cultural heritage as she emerges as a leading exponent of Bossa Nova in New York City's vibrant music scene. Bossa Nova ...

Brazilian Voices is an award-winning non-profit female vocal group based in South Florida. Brazilian Voices is an award-winning non-profit female vocal group based in South Florida. They have been ...

Embratur, the Brazilian Tourist Office has today unveiled plans for a free festival celebrating the 50th anniversary of Bossa Nova at London’s South Bank on 6th July 2008, part of the Coin Street ...