University of Texas musicologist Hannah Lewis discusses the power of Burt Bacharach's music in Mark Morris Dance Group's "The Look of Love" ...

On their third album, Rattle continuously trace the circle’s edge, experimenting with the interplay of time and expectation utilising only doubled-drums, fluctuating tempos and chanting vocal cycles.

In this first part of the Bossa Nova piano series, we dive into the rhythmic foundation that defines the style. Drawing from João Gilberto’s iconic guitar patterns, we translate those rhythms to the ...

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If there’s one thing you can do to take your songwriting to the next level, it’s getting to grips with new chords. Use our acoustic guitar chord charts - from basic open chords to the daddy of altered ...

It’s bossa nova and samba, but so much more — funky, soulful and esoteric. Listen to these songs chosen by Joyce Moreno, Marcos Valle, Amaro Freitas and more lovers of Brazilian rhythms. Credit ...

Sérgio Mendes, the pianist who gifted the world with the most famous version of the Brazilian classic “Mas Que Nada,” died on Thursday. Born in 1941, Mendes was a 20-year-old musician when he first ...

The Brazilian musician who made bossa nova popular around the world dies peacefully, surrounded by his wife and children BRAZIL, South America – Brazilian musician Sergio Mendes, who brought bossa ...

BRASILIA, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Brazilian musician Sergio Mendes, who brought bossa nova to international audiences in the 1960s, died on Friday at the age of 83 in Los Angeles, his family said. In a ...

Sergio Mendes, the Brazilian singer, composer, bandleader, and keyboardist who became an international sensation after moving to the United States in the 1960s, died, in Los Angeles, on September 5.

The Latin pop crossover star scored a series of international hits during a six-plus decade career, including "Mas Que Nada" and swinging covers of songs by the Beatles. By Gil Kaufman Beloved bossa ...

The Brazilian musician Sérgio Mendes, who brought bossa nova to an international audience in the 1960s with his band Brasil ’66, has died aged 83 as a result of health challenges related to long-term ...