Joao gilberto biography
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Born João Gilberto do Prado Pereira de Oliveira on June 10, 1931, in Bahia, Brazil; son of a prosperous merchant; married Astrud Weinert (divorced); married singer Miucha; children: Bebel.
Joao gilberto biography
Addresses: Record company--Verve Music Group, 1755 Broadway, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10019, phone: (212) 331-2064, website: http://www.vervemusicgroup.com.
Shy and at times reclusive, singer and guitarist João Gilberto nonetheless played a central role in the birth of bossa nova.
Together with Antonio Carlos (Tom) Jobim, they tamed the Brazilian samba, injected it with American jazz, and created a new music that took the world by storm in the early 1960s. Gilberto sings in a quiet whisper and accompanies himself on an acoustic guitar with nylon strings.
With haunting harmonies and unusual accents, the beat of the bossa nova is enchanting and always fresh. Although success would lead to a long stay in the United States, Gilberto's lifestyle remained the same: he recorded and pe