Bebel Gilberto's father João is credited with co-inventing bossa nova, so it's no surprise that she tried to experiment with the form on her debut, 2000's Tanto Tempo. The album's 11 tracks—now ...

For the followup to her sumptuous "Tanto Tempo" -- the first Brazilian album to coalesce NPR listeners, club DJs, the electronica circuit and world music fans -- Bebel Gilberto has accentuated soft, ...

Although Austin Powers would have you believe otherwise, the bossa nova is not what it used to be. The quintessential Brazilian genre is such a vivid representation of the time when it was created, ...

Bebel Gilberto may be the daughter of Joao Gilberto, one of the first bossa nova composers, but that's hardly her only claim to fame. Her album Tanto Tempo, produced by the electronic artist Suba, was ...

You can call Bebel Gilberto a bossa nova artist, or a jazz or electronica artist. But there’s only one category she prefers to be in. “I just call it Bebel’s music,” she said. “I may be drinking from ...

Bebel Gilberto is coming to Northampton. The bossa nova star is scheduled to play the Iron Horse Music Hall on Dec. 22 at 7 p.m. Tickets are available through the Northampton Box Office at (413) ...

What’s next for Bebel Gilberto? That was the question posed by many impressed by her acclaimed debut album Tanto Tempo (2000), a delicate bossa nova update dominated by the cut-and-paste mentality of ...

Bebel Gilberto fans know better than to expect the sort of bossa nova plied by her father, Brazilian guitarist and singer João Gilberto. Although there is a clear bossa influence in her style, the ...

At the age of seven, Bebel made an appearance on her Mother's first solo album 'Miucha'. At age nine, Bebel performed with her mother and legendary Jazz saxophonist Stan Getz at a Jazz festival in New ...

Tanto tempo, the million-selling debut of Brazilian singer Bebel Gilberto, wasn’t just a fine record: it brought bossa nova, the form pioneered by her dad, Joao, to a whole new audience. The polished ...

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