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Jacob do Bandolim born Jacob Pick Bittencourt (February 14, 1918 – August 13, 1969)was a Brazilian composer and musician. Born to a Brazilian-Jewish mother and a gentile father in Rio de ...

June 10th  – João Gilberto’s birthday

Today is the birthday of  João Gilberto, on the creators of a new Brazilian music genre and rhythm, the Bossa Nova.

João Gilberto was born in Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil. From an early age, music was a part of Gilberto’s life. His grandfather bought him his ...

 Heitor Villa Lobos was born on March 5, 1887

From the lower middle class childhood to worldwide acclaim Heitor Villa-Lobos: Born on March 5, 1887 – November 17, 1959) was a Brazilian composer, described as “the single most significant creative figure in 20th-century Brazilian art music”. Villa-Lobos has ...