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João Gilberto, Brazilian bossa nova pioneer, dies at 88

João Gilberto, a Brazilian singer, guitarist and songwriter considered one of the fathers of the bossa nova genre that gained global popularity in the 1960s and became an iconic sound of the South American nation, died Saturday, his son said. He was 88.

João Marcelo said his father had been battling…


Source: Los Angeles Times

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