Mario Bakuna and his saxophone player invite the audience to celebrate two of the most important artists of all time: the American saxophonist Stan Getz and Brazilian guitarist João Gilberto in a ...

Mario Bakuna performs a concert dedicated to João Gilberto who was a pioneer of the musical genre of Bossa Nova in the late 1950s. Around the world, he was often called "father of Bossa Nova".

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 ...

João Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira, known as João Gilberto (June 10, 1931), is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, and guitarist. His recordings, including many songs by Antônio Carlos Jobim and ...

He was 88 years old. LONDON -- Joao Gilberto, one of the pioneers of Bossa Nova, the Brazilian musical genre characterized by a subtle mix of Samba and Jazz, died in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday, ...

João Gilberto has died. On Saturday it was announced that the Brazilian musician, who was sometimes referred to as "The Father of Bossa Nova," had passed away in Rio de Janeiro at 88 years old. His ...

SANTA MONICA — The Santa Monica-based Recording Academy and Miami-based Latin Recording Academy expressed condolences Monday to the family of Brazilian singer, songwriter and guitarist João Gilberto, ...

Joao Gilberto's date of birth was June 10, 1931. Happy 90th to the co-creator of Bossa Nova, wherever his spirit is. After his divorce from Astrud, the vocalist on "The Girl From Ipanema," featured on ...