The Brazilian singer and composer
João GilbertoSOCULTURES PAYS TRIBUTE TO THE GENIUS
MUSICIANJoao Gilberto was a pioneer of the
Brazilian musical genre Bossa Nova or
the new wave (evolved in the late 1950s
from a union of samba (a Brazilian dance
and music) and cool jazz.)
that gained popularity internationally in
the 1960s. Gilberto is often credited with
helping develop the sound of the genre
that brought Brazilian music to the world.
The style melded Brazilian samba with
jazz and other influences. The young,
optimistic Brazil of the late 1950s and
early 1960s found it the lilting, gently
romantic, yet musically adventurous
sound.
In 1964, Gilberto collaborated with
American saxophone player Stan Getz.
“The Girl from Ipanema”, recorded by
Astrud Gilberto with the American
jazzman Stan Getz, and won international
praise, including a Grammy Award for
Album of the Year 1965.
Gilberto was known to adhere to super-
perfect acoustic and noise-control
standards. Once while recording the song
"Rosa Morena", he practiced for 28 times
until he could pronounce o in “Rosa”
right.
SOCULTURES MAGAZINE MAY-JUNE 2019 / 86