João Gilberto, the pioneering Brazilian musician credited as “the father of bossa nova,” has died at the age of 88
“His uncanny ability to syncopate his vocal delivery, while keeping a simple groove was his trademark sound. Several others tried to imitate him, with no success,” pianist Jovino Santos Neto told NPR Saturday. “When people started to think that he was a bossa nova singer of Brazilian tunes, he challenged their assumptions by applying his style to boleros, Italian songs, Gershwin and later to the pop music of Brazil.
In the ensuing decades, Gilberto continued to record and explore the bossa nova genre until the early Nineties, when his output ceased and the guitarist became, according to the Brazilian media, a recluse.– produced by Caetano Veloso, one of the many Brazilian artists influenced by Gilberto – was released in 2000; the album won the 2001 Grammy Award for Best World Music Album. Gilberto’s final live performance was a 2008 celebration of the 50th anniversary of bossa nova.
“It was Joao Gilberto, the greatest genius of Brazilian music, who was the definitive influence on my music,” Brazilian singer Gal Costa wrote on social media (
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