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João Gilberto

Born João Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira

1931–2019

Bossa nova

About João Gilberto

The voice and guitar that invented bossa nova. João Gilberto's revolutionary rhythmic guitar style and intimate vocal delivery on Chega de Saudade in 1958 launched an entirely new genre and changed the course of popular music worldwide.