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When Brazilian composer, producer, and arranger Sergio Mendes passed away in September, the music world lost an icon. Mendes, both with and without his renowned group Brasil ’66, was ...
Sergio Mendes began his career with Brasil '66. (Sergio Mendes Team) The International musician's song "Mas que Nada" helped popularize bossa nova, a Brazilian music genre, worldwide in the 1960s.
International music icon Sergio Mendes, who brought the joyous sounds of his native Brasil to the world, passed away peacefully on September 5, 2024 in Los Angeles.
Sérgio Mendes sent Brazil’s party spirit out into the world The pianist, arranger and bandleader died on September 5th, aged 83 ...
Sérgio Mendes, the Brazilian composer, arranger and pianist whose melding of his native country’s traditional music with ’60s-vintage American pop, bossa nova, samba, funk and hints of cool ...
Sérgio Mendes, the Brazilian musician whose melding of pop, bossa nova, funk and cool jazz became one of the 1960s most popular sounds, died Thursday.
Brazilian musician Sergio Mendes has died at 83. During his long career spanning six decades, he released over thirty albums.
LOS ANGELES — Sérgio Mendes, the Brazilian bossa nova impresario and pianist who helped popularize the genre in the ‘60s and toured with Herb Alpert and Frank Sinatra, has died. The recording ...
Sergio Mendes (center) with his band Brasil '66 at Heathrow Airport in London in 1969. (Getty) He moved to the U.S. in 1964 when he formed his band Brasil ’65.
Sérgio Mendes, the multi-talented Brazilian musician who brought bossa nova music to a global audience and earned a Best Song Oscar nomination, died at 83. His family cited long-term effects of ...
Sergio Mendes & Brasil ’66, ‘ Constant Rain ’ (1967) Another Ben Jor song, originally “Chove Chuva,” got English lyrics from Norman Gimbel, turning a prayer into a post-breakup lament.
International music icon Sergio Mendes, who brought the joyous sounds of his native Brasil to the world, passed away peacefully on September 5, 2024 in Los Angeles.