Brazilian singer Patty Ascher has an embarrassment of talent riches. She is an accomplished singer and songwriter who displays both talents convincingly on Bossa, Jazz 'n' Samba. Supported by a superb ...

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 ...

Nothing captures the sound, the mood or the languor of summer quite like the bossa nova. Invented along the beaches of Rio de Janeiro in the 1950s, the quietly swaying Brazilian music became a ...

This is quite a painful disc to listen to. Not because of the music—which is beautiful—but because of the events surrounding it. Recorded in October 1962, it was to be tenor saxophonist Ike Quebec's ...

Lyra was at the genre’s 1950s birth in Rio beachside jams, bringing sensuality to Brazil’s serious music scene. He explains how he shaped bossa’s stunning melodies – and gave it a social conscience In ...

In spite of many years working in the local music business, I still feel amazed at how a single hit can change a newcomer into a star. Sofia, one of those girls who jumped into the bossa nova ...

Bossa nova is not just elevator music or the rhythm button on a home organ. It's poetic, political – and a high-water mark in Brazilian culture The Brazilian singer Caetano Veloso recalls a concert at ...

Kick back for a moment and imagine you’re in Brazil, perhaps sunning yourself on Copacabana beach or simply swaying to the rhythm of samba music at the glamorous annual Rio Carnival. That’s the idea ...

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This is FRESH AIR. And we're listening to some of our favorite interviews from the early days of our national daily broadcasts. In 1988, Terry spoke with Brazilian composer Antonio Carlos Jobim. He ...