Blog: Band Weblogs

Bossa nova turns 50 this year, with the official birth date harkening back to Brazil in 1958 when guitarist João Gilberto recorded Antonio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes's seminal "Chega de Saudade." With Gilberto's new samba-derived rhythm and soft-spoken, non-vibrato vocals, the song helped to launch a movement of a new sound that melded seductive Brazilian rhythms with jazz and European classical harmony. In celebration of the silver anniversary, the Sao Paulo-born/New York-based vocalist/pianist Eliane Elias lovingly pays tribute to the music of her homeland with [...]