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João Gilberto (born João Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira on June 10, 1931 in the town of Juazeiro, Bahia) is a Brazilian musician and considered one of the creators, with Tom Jobim (Antonio Carlos Jobim) and Vinicius de Moraes, of bossa nova.

A self-taught guitarist and singer, Gilberto moved to Rio de Janeiro in 1950 and joined the vocal group Garotos da Lua (The Boys of the Moon) as their lead singer. After a year and a half, he was kicked out of the group for his lack of discipline and spent the next several years in a marginal existence. Eventually he found his way, creating a new way to express himself in voice and on the guitar. The result of his obsessive experiments became known as bossa nova.

Bossa nova is a more refined version of samba, deemphasizing the percussive aspect of its rhythm and enriching the melodic and harmonic content. Rather than relying on the traditional Afro-Brazilian percussive instruments, bossa nova usually utilizes a drum set. João Gilberto often eschews all accompaniment except his guitar, which he uses as a percussive as well as a harmonic instrument. The singing style he developed is almost whispering, economical, and without vibrato. He creates his tempo tensions by singing ahead or behind the guitar.

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ZezinhoAfram wrote:
last week

Brasil! Meu Brasil Brasileiro Mulato inzoneiro Vou cantar-te nos meus versos Brasil, samba que dá Bamboleio, que faz gingá O Brasil do meu amor Terra de Nosso Senhor...

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renandamasceno wrote:
13 days ago

gênio!

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eltinsm wrote:
14 days ago

gênio!

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scharyar wrote:
14 days ago

I am deeply in love with his music. Thank you so much.

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jriron wrote:
20 days ago

Master!

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Idrinkperiods wrote:
last month

these are the real top guitarists

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tomcrystophe8 wrote:
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'' Você Zombou e brincou com as coisas mais sérias que eu fiz quando eu tentei com você ser feliz''

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renatol2210 wrote:
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gênio

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ellenzitaaa wrote:
October 2009

saudade fez um samba em seu lugar.

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jenisx wrote:
October 2009

Mestre!

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bypsycho wrote:
October 2009

"você vai ver"

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PedroElias1000 wrote:
October 2009

primão.

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lastfmrolodex wrote:
October 2009

if you like this band please join: http://www.last.fm/group/riigo%27s+opinions+appreciation+group

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Ferdokki wrote:
September 2009

He kinda reminds me of Frank Sinatra or Tony Bennet. =)

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ellenzitaaa wrote:
September 2009

no peito dos desafinados também bate um coração.

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therocknew wrote:
September 2009

GÊNIOOOOOOOOOOOO , Arquiteto da música brasileira

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alexandermano wrote:
July 2009

GENIAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Musiklicious wrote:
July 2009

I wanna hear "Chega de Saudade"!

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TxusMx wrote:
June 2009

Chega de Saudade always gets me in a good mood

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Maitejana wrote:
June 2009

:-)) Hola :-)) Saludos.

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