João Gilberto
Birthday: 1931-06-10
Place of Birth: Juazeiro, Bahia, Brasil
Biography: João Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira OMC, better known as João Gilberto (Juazeiro, June 10, 1931 — Rio de Janeiro, July 6, 2019), was a Brazilian singer, guitarist and composer. Considered a brilliant artist by musicologists and specialized journalists, he revolutionized Brazilian music by creating a new guitar beat to play samba: the "Bossa Nova".
Movies
Garoto - Vivo Sonhando
A prodigy of stringed instruments, a pioneer of Bossa Nova, a modernizing master of the guitar: Aníb...
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Brasil
João Gilberto receives Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil and Maria Bethânia during the recording of his a...
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Bahia de Todos os Sambas
Between August 23 and 31, 1983, at the "Circo Massimo", in Rome, there was a musical event that brou...
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Vinicius de Moraes
To celebrate the life and the work of a multifaceted creator – playwright, poet, partner of the most...
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It's All Brazil
A film essay about Brazil discovered through Orson Welles' eyes during the shooting of It's All True...
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Coisa Mais Linda - Histórias e Casos da Bossa Nova
Documentary about the birth of bossa-nova, in Brazil, and the major stars of this musical style....
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They Shot the Piano Player
New York, 2010. Jeff Harris, a music journalist, sets out to uncover the truth about Francisco Tenór...
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The Long Voyage of the Yellow Bus
For this behemoth, Bressane took his opera omnia and edited it in an order that first adheres to his...
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Copacabana Palace
For three days at the Copacabana Palace in Rio de Janeiro, amorous cross-fertilizations are intertwi...
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Where Are You, João Gilberto?
Where are you, João Gilberto? sets out in the footsteps of German writer Marc Fischer who obsessivel...
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João & Antônio
A documentary about the fathers of Bossa Nova: João Gilberto and Antonio Carlos Jobim....
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O Barato de Iacanga
Participants recall a series of festivals held on a farm in Brazil during the '70s and '80s that evo...
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João Gilberto - Live In Tokyo
In Tokyo is a live concert by João Gilberto, recorded live in Tokyo (Japan) in September 2003 and re...
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Bossa Nova: the sound that seduced the world
Mixing Samba, Jazz and sophisticated lyricism, the sultry Bossa Nova sound was spawned in the beache...
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Um Desconhecido Bate à Porta
The film tells the story of Luciano who hides his identity as a rich boy to work in the stables of P...
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Nas Ondas de Dorival Caymmi
The film reveals the creation of poet Dorival Caymmi's musical works with testimonies from researche...
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Ritas
It explores Rita Lee's personal life and her creative process, revealing her musical talent and her ...
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Miúcha, The Voice of Bossa Nova
Despite her position at the epicentre of the Brazilian bossa nova scene, singer Heloísa Maria Buarqu...
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