The song that lit the touch-paper for the bossa nova explosion in the US and the rest of the world was called “The Girl From Ipanema,” sung by Astrud Gilberto in a wispy but beguiling girlish ...

Now, the Fab Four may be headed for another ... “I Want to Hold Your Hand” (lost to "The Girl from Ipanema" by Stan Getz and Astrud Gilberto), “Yesterday” (lost to "A Taste of Honey ...

“The Girl from Ipanema” in its iconic rendition by João Gilberto, Astrud Gilberto, and Stan Getz was recorded later in 1963 and featured Jobim again on piano, but wasn’t released until 1964 ...

Let’s hear a track from it now. This is a Brazilian song written by Jobim himself. Here is Astrud Gilberto with “O Morro Não Tem Vez,” on Afterglow Cole Porter’s “Ridin’ High,” an ...

but now so many years later ... It was a time of great hope and optimism in Brazil. [Astrud Gilberto singing in Portuguese] ♪ [Lores speaking Portuguese] ♪ ♪ ♪ [Woman speaking Portuguese ...

"Days of Wine and Roses" – Henry Mancini (6th Grammy Awards in 1964) "The Girl from Ipanema" –Stan Getz and Astrud Gilberto(7th Grammy Awards in 1965) "A Taste of Honey" – Herb Alpert and ...

1965: "The Girl From Ipanema" — Stan Getz and Astrud Gilberto 1966: "A Taste of Honey" — Herb Alpert and The Tijuana Brass "A Taste of Honey" won three awards at the eighth Grammys ...

"Now And Then" – The Beatles "Texas Hold 'Em" – Beyoncé "Espresso" – Sabrina ... Chappell Roan "Days of Wine and Roses" – Henry Mancini (6th Grammy Awards in 1964) "The Girl from Ipanema" –Stan Getz ...

She certainly is a singer and a good one. Her repertoire in this recording is all in Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese, and as melodious as anything to be found. When Astrud Gilberto came on to the ...

Riofonic” is Minnozzi’s homage to the music, the band and the people of Rio for all that they have given her over the years ...

How the turbulent history of her architect father's iconic building reflects Brazil's own struggles. A journey to reckon with Brazil’s harsh inequality begins when filmmaker Denise Zmekhol ...