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 ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sergio Mendes, the innovative and influential pianist, composer and arranger who was one of Brazil’s earliest contemporary ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...