Jorge Ben Jor is a composer of Brazilian hits likes “Mas, Que Nada,””Chove Chuva,””Que Pena,” and “Pais Tropical.” This happy master of samba-funk consistently has…
Artist Profiles: Jorge Ben Jor
Tag: Brazilian music
Artist Profiles: Joyce
Described by Antonio Carlos Jobim as “one of the greatest singers of all time“, singer, composer and guitarist Joyce is one of the most revered…
Artist Profiles: Joao Gilberto
Legendary Brazilian singer, guitarist and composer João Gilberto is the artist who revolutionized Brazilian popular music in the 1950s by creating the bossa nova sound.…
Artist Profiles: Joao Bosco
João Bosco de Freitas Mucci, better known as João Bosco was born in Ponte Nova, minas Gerais, Brazil in 1946. Joao Bosco cut his musical…
Artist Profiles: Jaques Morelenbaum
Jaques Morelenbaum was born in 1954 in Rio de Janeiro. He initiated his music studies at age three. He spent many of his childhood afternoons…
Artist Profiles: Hamilton de Holanda
Hamilton de Holanda was born in 1976. He is a gifted virtuoso mandolinist who has revolutionized the mandolin. He developed his own music thorough a…
Artist Profiles: Guinga
Carlos Althier de Souza Lemos Escobar, better known as Guinga, was born June 10, 1950 in Madureira, Rio de Janeiro. Guinga’s former neighbor was Candeia,…
Artist Profiles: Gal Costa
Maria da Graça Costa Penna Burgos, better known as Gal Costa, was born September 26, 1945, in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. She was not just an…
Artist Profiles: Gabriel Grossi
Gabriel Grossi is a virtuoso performer of the chromatic harmonica, exploring many genres that compose the richness of Brazilian music. He develops an improvised language…
Artist Profiles: Flora Purim
With a rare six-octave voice, Flora Purim has been one of the leading Brazilian jazz singers since the 1970s. Born March 6, 1942, in Rio…