Gilberto Passos Gil Moreira (born 26 June 1942), known professionally as Gilberto Gil (Brazilian Portuguese: [ʒiwˈbɛʁtu ˈʒiw]), is a Brazilian singer, guitarist, and songwriter, known for both his ...

All About Jazz is celebrating Gilberto Gil's birthday today! Gilberto Gil carries out a fundamental role in the constant modernization process of Brazilian popular music. Partaking of this scene for ...

Joao Gilberto performs at Carnegie Hall, New York in 2008. Credit: Getty Brazilian music legend João Gilberto, who was seen as a pioneer of the ‘bossa nova’ genre, has died aged 88. With classic ...

Brazil’s minister of culture and MPB (musica popular brasileira) legend celebrated his 66th birthday with a show at Place des Arts’ Theatre Maisonneuve Thursday night, giving the jazz fest a boost of ...

RIO DE JANEIRO, July 8 (Reuters) - Brazilians said goodbye to legendary musician João Gilberto, a founder of bossa nova, ahead of his funeral on Monday afternoon, with an outpouring of grief from some ...

João Gilberto, who has died aged 88, was a Brazilian musician, singer and songwriter whose work carried international renown, particularly among fans of Latin-flavoured jazz, and for those who enjoy ...

Mario Bakuna and Roberto Manzin invite the audience to celebrate two of the most important artists of all time: the American saxophonist Stan Getz and Brazilian guitarist João Gilberto in a tribute to ...

The singer behind one of the most recorded songs in history has died. With her breathy vocals, Astrud Gilberto helped make the breezy and sensual "The Girl From Ipanema" into a global sensation. Her ...

Good genes are unquestionably a factor in the singing of Bebel Gilberto, the daughter of the great bossa nova singer-guitarist Joao Gilberto. “Bebel Gilberto” (Six Degrees) is her second album, ...

Maria do Ceu, wife of Brazilian singer Joao Gilberto, kisses his face during his wake in Rio de Janeiro's Municipal Theater Maria do Ceu, wife of Brazilian singer Joao Gilberto, kisses his face during ...