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João Gilberto, an Architect of Bossa Nova, Is Dead at 88

Mr. Gilberto was the quintessential transmitter of the harmonically and rhythmically complex, lyrically nuanced Brazilian music, including a

When I was way younger, I remember running to my home after school every afternoon with the only purpose of getting to my room and listening to Joaõ Gilberto's music. I would play endlessly his recordings with Stan Getz, and I would fall asleep watching his concerts alongside Caetano Veloso. All the beauty, depth and complexity that arose from just a simple guitar and the right voice completely absorbed me. And up to this day, it still does.

Descanse em paz, mestre.