MANILA, Philippines - There’s only one name that comes into mind when we say bossa nova. It has been almost 10 years since the release of the double platinum, Café Bossa. But her distinct voice and a ...

I was in Rio de Janeiro yesterday. Not the real Rio but the Rio of YouTube and my imagination. With temperatures still frigid in New York, my mind drifted off to South America and the many great bossa ...

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Picture this: You’re in an elevator, alone, when suddenly, a gentle island ditty starts piping through the speakers. It starts with a guitar, a wave-like rhythm that reminds you of white sand and ...

ALTON – The BonBon Plot will take the stage at 8 p.m. Friday, June 16, at Jacoby Arts Center, to reinterpret bossa nova for the audience at 627 E. Broadway. Will and Janet Buchanan started the band, ...

One afternoon in July 1958, Brazilian guitarist and singer João Gilberto entered a studio and quickly recorded “Chega de Saudade,” an early composition by Vinicius de Moraes and Antonio Carlos Jobim.

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Bring along beach chairs, picnic baskets and wine to enjoy a carefree outdoor summer evening with music and friends. The musicians are Viktor Rivkin (sax), Eugene Pliner (keyboard) and Alex Muchnik ...