Now it’s ‘The Art of Loving’, her second full-length album, that continues to build on her signature sound: Dean’s distinct vocals coupled with earworm melodies, lush arrangements filled with warm ...

Nobody is sure just what it is, or even what its name implies: according to various experts, the Portuguese slang expression bossa nova can mean “the latest thing” or “the new beat” or “the new ...

“I hope I’m not a hopeless romantic”, sings Grant Perez in the opening line of his debut album. Of course, the Sydney-based Filipino songwriter better known as Grentperez is exactly that – ...

An accomplished guitarist-composer and Charlie Byrd devotee, nylon string fingerstyle player Nate Najar has distinguished himself as a talent worthy of recognition with his impressive output over the ...

Con Christopoulos’ new venture with chef Victor Liong brings a sushi train loaded with delicious hits and Brazilian good times, writes MICHAEL HARDEN. At first glance, Con Christopoulos opening a ...

In the late 1960s, a young generation of Brazilian musicians began making albums that were more expansive and progressive than anything before. They were inspired by the protean roots of samba, the ...

The two time Grammy winner died on Thursday, Sept. 5, in a Los Angeles hospital Charna Flam is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has previously appeared ...

Sergio Mendes, the Brazilian Grammy-winning musician whose hit "Mas Que Nada" made him a global legend, died after months of battling the effects of long COVID, his publicist Karen Vock confirmed to ...

Sérgio Mendes, illustrious innovator of bossa nova and '60s tropicalia, has died. He was 83. The Brazilian musician passed away at his home in Los Angeles after enduring the lasting effects of long ...

Sérgio Mendes, the Brazilian bossa nova legend who became a Grammy-winning international star with his band Brasil ’66, has died at the age of 83. The musician’s family confirmed he died September 5 ...

Sérgio Mendes, the Brazilian bossa nova impresario and pianist who helped popularize the genre in the ‘60s and toured with Herb Alpert and Frank Sinatra, has died. The recording artist died ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Sergio Mendes, the Brazilian Grammy-winning musician whose hit “Mas Que Nada” made him a global legend, has died after months of battling the effects of long Covid. He was 83. The ...