Bim Bom, composed by Brazilian musician João Gilberto, is regarded as the first song in the bossa nova style which Gilberto introduced in 1956. It was said to have been written as Gilberto watched passing laundresses on the banks of the São Francisco River balance loads of clothes on their heads. The new genre soon created a sensation in music circles within Rio, and led eventually to the first-ever recorded version of a bossa nova song in 1958, when Gilberto accompanied singer Elizete Cardoso in a recording of Chega de Saudade, a song by Antônio Carlos Jobim and Vinícius de Moraes.… read more
Bim Bom, composed by Brazilian musician João Gilberto, is regarded as the first song in the bossa nova style which Gilberto introduced in 1956. It wa… read more
Bim Bom, composed by Brazilian musician João Gilberto, is regarded as the first song in the bossa nova style which Gilberto introduced in 1956. It was said to have been written as Gilber… read more
João Gilberto (João Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira, Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil, June 10, 1931 - July 6, 2019) was a Brazilian singer, acoustic guitarist and ocasional songwriter, considered one of the creators of bossa nova with Antônio Carlos Jobim and Vinícius de Moraes. One of his most famous nicknames is "Pai da Bossa Nova" (Father 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 th… read more
João Gilberto (João Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira, Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil, June 10, 1931 - July 6, 2019) was a Brazilian singer, acoustic guitarist and ocasional songwriter, considere… read more
João Gilberto (João Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira, Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil, June 10, 1931 - July 6, 2019) was a Brazilian singer, acoustic guitarist and ocasional songwriter, considered one of the creators of bossa nova with Antôn…read more