A few months ago, on Jan. 1, more than 150 thousand people swarmed the savannah-based, landlocked city of Brasília — an unusual flock since beach cities like Rio are usually top destinations around ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Hermeto Pascoal, an eccentric and prolific Brazilian multi-instrumentalist, composer and arranger known affectionately as “The Sorcerer of Sounds” and “The Mad Genius,” has died.

Guitarist and composer Guinga is a popular songwriter in Brazil: his songs have been recorded by the likes of superstar Elis Regina and he's a favorite of musicians around the world like Michel ...

Fortaleza, Brazil, December 5, 2022 — Premiered at the end of September on YouTube, Brazilian musician and composer Ricardo Bacelar’s documentary Immerse explores the intricacies of the production of ...

DECORAH, IOWA—The Luther College Jazz Orchestra is traveling to Brazil May 20 through June 5, where the group will perform concerts and participate in workshops in the country with prominent musicians ...

He was the Brazilian music legend who brought bossa nova to a global audience in a career that lasted more than 60 years. In the past few days, tributes have been flooding in for legendary Brazilian ...

Sérgio Mendes, the Brazilian musician renowned for bringing bossa nova music to a global audience starting in the ’60s, has died. He was 83. The news was announced in a statement by his family, who ...

Vocalist Mafalda Minnozzi has released her fourth jazz album, “Riofonic.” The album for the U.S. market was produced by New York guitarist, arranger and musical director Paul Ricci and was recorded in ...

"Something About April III" is the final volume of Emmy-award winning composer and multi-instrumentalist Adrian Younge's psychedelic soul trilogy that began in 2011. This time around, Younge takes ...

NEW YORK -- The melody is gentle, the music soothing, the words hard. "Slavery will remain, for a long time, the national characteristic of Brazil," Caetano Veloso sings wistfully on the title track ...