João Gilberto, a Brazilian singer, guitarist and songwriter considered one of the fathers of the bossa nova genre that gained global popularity in the 1960s and became an iconic sound of the South ...

João Gilberto, one of the primary creators of bossa nova, the intimate Brazilian music that became a major cultural export, has died. He was 88. His son, João Marcelo Gilberto, confirmed the death on ...

The Brazilian singer and composer João Gilberto, one of the pioneers of bossa nova, died in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday, according to Agencia Brasil, the country’s official news agency. He was 88. The ...

El cantante y compositor brasileño Joao Gilberto, considerado uno de los padres de la bossa nova, falleció el sábado en Río de Janeiro, confirmó su hijo Joao Marcelo a medios locales. Tenía 88 años.

João Gilberto, the bossa nova icon who brought the genre to a worldwide audience, has died at age 88. The BBC reports Gilberto died at his home in Rio De Janeiro after a period of illness. His son, ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Joao Gilberto, a Brazilian singer, guitarist and songwriter considered one of the fathers of the bossa nova genre that gained global popularity in the 1960s and became an iconic ...

João Gilberto, the pioneering Brazilian musician and composer credited as “the father of bossa nova,” has died at the age of 88. Gilberto’s son João Marcelo Gilberto confirmed his father’s death ...

The Brazilian singer and composer João Gilberto, one of the pioneers of bossa nova, died in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday, according to Agencia Brasil, the country’s official news agency. He was 88. The ...

SANTA MONICA — The Santa Monica-based Recording Academy and Miami-based Latin Recording Academy expressed condolences Monday to the family of Brazilian singer, songwriter and guitarist João Gilberto, ...

RIO DE JANEIRO — Joao Gilberto, a Brazilian singer, guitarist and songwriter considered one of the fathers of the bossa nova genre that gained global popularity in the 1960s and became an iconic sound ...