Antonio Carlos Jobim's incredible bossa nova, born of the samba, continues to attract musicians. By Billboard Staff Antonio Carlos Jobim’s incredible bossa nova, born of the samba, continues to ...

It’s as fresh as a summer breeze rolling in gently off the waves, as young as the sun-worshipers crowding the white-hot beaches of Rio. Yet bossa nova — the serenely seductive music that Brazil gave ...

Audio and visual extravaganza kicks off today with official animated video for bossa nova classic 'The Girl From Ipanema' and unique visualizers for some of the most important songs of the canon.

On “Novas Bossas,” the latest project from singer and composer Milton Nascimento, two legends of Brazilian (and by extension, global) popular music find their long-delayed confluence. The first is the ...

No, we will not remember 2006 as the year when bossa nova returned with a vengeance and then died. The Latin beat shows every promise of staying around and competing with the rock bands and the ...

Milton Nascimento is one of the world’s great voices, infusing his songs with emotion and soul. His greatest collaborator was Antonio Carlos Jobim, among Brazil’s best composers. Jobim often composed ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — “Tall and tan and young and lovely…” You’ve heard of her. The Girl From Ipanema. You might have come across the bossa nova classic while on hold on the phone, during a long elevator ...

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 ...

Bossa nova, like the Great American Songbook, defined an era while simultaneously providing a style and repertoire for future development. Although many compositions by Antonio Carlos Jobim, Joao ...