A&M STUDIOS Photo of Sergio MENDES, posed, studio, behind piano - Credit: Jim McCrary/Redferns Sérgio Mendes, the pianist who gifted the world with the most famous version of the Brazilian classic ...

I’ve noticed over the years that Brazilian artists often sing songs in praise of the musical heroes who paved the way for them. In doing so, they both pay tribute to their personal heroes and extend ...

The bandleader and musician, who died on Thursday at 83, was a bridge from Brazilian music to the world — and back. By Jon Pareles Sergio Mendes earned a lasting place in international pop as a ...

My roommate once noted that I only sing in the apartment when we play Brazilian music. I realized that I remember lyrics to Brazilian songs better than American ones, which I tend to misunderstand.

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 ...

To watch a show by singer-dancer Daniela Mercury, one of Brazil’s biggest stars for nearly 30 years, is to plunge into a pulsing, hyperenergized fantasia of her hometown, Salvador da Bahia, arguably ...

Caetano Emanuel Viana Teles Veloso, born on August 7, 1942, in Santo Amaro da Purificação, Bahia, Brazil, is a renowned ...

2025 will be remembered as the year Brazilian music stopped asking for permission and simply took over. Sertanejo tracks ...

Brazilian journalist and activist Carlos Carlos posted [pt] a list of the most important “Brazilian songs that denounce the police” on his blog, Bola e Arte. He explains: Now it is trendy to make ...