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 the late 1950s on the beaches of Rio, an eclectic group of musicians came together to create the distinctive and sensual music known as Bossa Nova. Classic tracks include 'The Girl from Ipanema', ...

Nobody is sure just what it is, or even what its name implies: according to various experts, the Portuguese slang expression bossa nova can mean “the latest thing” or “the new beat” or “the new ...

With its dreamy lyrics and gentle sound, Brazilian bossa nova took over the world in the 1960s. After a spell in the wilderness of supermarkets and lifts, it's time to rediscover its beauty, writes ...

The Latin pop crossover star scored a series of international hits during a six-plus decade career, including "Mas Que Nada" and swinging covers of songs by the Beatles. By Gil Kaufman Beloved bossa ...

Brazil’s best-known form of music is the samba, the drum-heavy, rhythmically intricate and danceable genre that powers Carnival. But in 1955, when João Gilberto locked himself in the bathroom of his ...

Brazil’s bossa nova is popular around the world, but few countries have embraced the music as wholeheartedly as Japan. João Gilberto, a central figure in the birth of bossa nova, particularly enjoyed ...

John Barclay's Bushwick nightspot brings underground raves above board Bossa Nova’s popularity might be due in part to the unreliableness of others, like beloved DIY space 285 Kent, the sub-legal ...

In 1959, an unassuming guitarist/vocalist named João Gilberto from the Brazilian state of Bahia started a quiet revolution with his recordings "Chega de Saudade (No More Blues)" and "Desafinado (Off ...