Also ranks #13 on The Best Christmas Music Bands/Artists Ana Caram Age: 66 Ana Caram is a Brazilian singer, guitarist and flutist best known for her bossa nova music. Caram was born in São Paulo to a family versed in musical expression. She graduated from São Paulo University with ...
Hip Hop Artists Favorite Italian Foods Play- wrights Pop Bands Rock Bands Directors Companies Screen- writers Movies Filmed in Italy Best Italian Wineries TV Channels What to See When You Visit Small Cities to Visit Prog Rock Bands Heavy Metal Bands ...
Alex Rodrigo Dias da Costa, better known as Alex (pronounced [aˈlɛks]; born 17 June 1982), is a retired Brazilian footballer who played as a central defender. He was known for his physical strength and the power of his shot, which has gained him the nicknames of "The Tank" and...
Coming out of the Swing Era, Williams was a central figure during the formation of bebop, mentoring and collaborating with emerging icons like Thelonious Monk, Bud Powell, and Dizzy Gillespie. Her apartment in New York became a hub for these artists to workshop their revolutionary ideas. In th...
Hermeto Pascoal (reissued on CD titled Brazilian Adventure) Thanks for reading! Even an instrument as niche as jazz flute has brought us many more than ten great musicians, so feel free to use our ideas as a stepping stone for more discoveries!
He had over 55 releases and was known for playing bossa nova, often crossed with funk.[1] He was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song in 2012 as co-writer of the song "Real in Rio" from the animated film Rio. Mendes is a unique example of a Brazilian musician primarily ...
In 1964, she released an album with bossa nova maestro Laurindo Almeida, "Softly, The Brazilian Sound." In 1961, she made her screen debut in the comedy "Everything's Ducky," which starred Mickey Rooney and Buddy Hackett. Sommers began her career with a role in "The Lively Set" (1964...
His jazz background, which quickly grew to include a strong bossa nova element as that Brazilian style became internationally popular in the early 1960s, strongly colors his scores, making his style reminiscent of American contemporaries like Nelson Riddle and Henry Mancini; though many of the ...