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João Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira, geboren am 10. Juni 1931 in Juazeiro, Ba./BR) ist ein Gitarrist, Sänger und Komponist, der neben Antônio Carlos Jobim als Erfinder der Bossa Nova gilt. Charakteristisch für Gilbertos Stil sind vor allem der leise Gesang und der Rhythmus seines Gitarrenspiels. Aufgewachsen in dem kleinen Dorf Juazeiro zeigte João Gilberto schon früh Interesse für Musik. Mit 14 begann er, Gitarre zu spielen, und leitete schon ein Jahr später eine Schülerband, die bei Festen und Hochzeiten in der Region spielte. Als 18-Jähriger übersiedelte er nach Salvador da Bahia, nahm dort an Talentshows der Radiosender teil und...

Gisela João is a Portuguese fado singer. Her homonymous debut album, released in 2013, was released to critical acclaim, appearing in most of the end-of-year Best National Albums charts in Portugal. .

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, João Brasil completed his graduate studies at Berklee College of Music in 2004, returning to his native Rio afterwards. His work consists mainly of experimenting with collaging different artists and music styles, creating unique mash-ups that bring together seemingly impossible combinations. He also runs a party in Rio called "Calzone". His work is available on his myspace page (www.myspace.com/joaobrasil) and it can be downloaded from his blog http://fmjoaobrasil.blogspot.com/, in which he released his album "Big Forbidden Dance" as well as his latest project, "Baile Parangolé". .