After achieving megawatt stardom in her native Brazil, Anitta toured the globe, developing an international army of loyal ...

From Leon Thomas' "Mutt" breakthrough to Kehlani scoring a long-overdue Hot 100 top 10 hit with "Folded," R&B is in the midst ...

Mr. Borges, who immortalized that street corner with his singing, guitar playing and songwriting on the watershed 1972 album “Clube da Esquina,” died at a hospital in the city on Nov. 2 at 73. The ...

FILE - Brazilian singer Anitta performs during the Tecate Emblema music festival in Mexico City, May 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Aurea Del Rosario, File) SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazilian pop star Anitta will ...

But Brazil ’s musical culture extends far beyond one genre. Samba, tropicália, axé, forró, electronic music, and more make ...

RECIFE Brazil (Reuters) - If music and partying are what you have in mind for a trip to Brazil, you might want to sidestep traditional hotspots like Rio de Janeiro and Salvador and head to Recife ...

Sergio Mendes, the innovative and influential pianist, composer and arranger who was one of Brazil’s earliest contemporary crossover artists, died Thursday in Los Angeles, his family has confirmed. No ...

RIO DE JANEIRO -- -- Just before Luz Inacio da Silva was elected president, Brazilian music star Gilberto Gil strutted onto a Copacabana beach concert stage dressed in the red and white colors of the ...

Caetano Veloso, the legendary Brazilian musician who helped spark his country's groundbreaking tropicália music scene and ultimately influenced such American performers as Beck and David Byrne, will ...

Sérgio Mendes, a singer and composer who helped popularize the bossa nova music of his native Brazil, died Thursday in Los Angeles, his family shared in a statement with CNN. Mendes was 83. “His wife ...

It’s bossa nova and samba, but so much more — funky, soulful and esoteric. Listen to these songs chosen by Joyce Moreno, Marcos Valle, Amaro Freitas and more lovers of Brazilian rhythms. Credit ...

Luiza Brina spent 10 years developing an album of nonreligious prayers. NPR Music's Lars Gotrich dives into newly released music from Brazil,... 8 Tracks is your antidote to the algorithm. Each week, ...