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João Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira, known as João Gilberto (Portuguese: [ʒuˈɐ̃w ʒiwˈbɛʁtu]; 10 June 1931 – 6 July 2019), was a Brazilian singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He pioneered the musical genre of bossa nova in the late 1950s, as such, he is sometimes known as the "father of bossa nova".

João Gilberto was born in Juazeiro, Bahia, the son of Joviniano Domingos de Oliveira, a wealthy merchant, and Martinha do Prado Pereira de Oliveira. He lived in his native city until 1942, when he began to study in Aracaju, Sergipe, returning to Juazeiro in 1946. At the age of 14, he got his first guitar, given by his father. Still, in Juazeiro, he formed his first band, called "Enamorados do Ritmo". He moved to Salvador, Bahia, in 1947. During his three years in the city, he dropped out of his studies to dedicate himself exclusively to music and at the
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JOÃO GILBERTO Chega de saudade album cover 4.60 | 5 ratings
Chega de saudade
Bossa Nova 1959
JOÃO GILBERTO O Amor, O Sorriso E A Flor album cover 4.25 | 2 ratings
O Amor, O Sorriso E A Flor
Bossa Nova 1960
JOÃO GILBERTO Brazil's Brilliant album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Brazil's Brilliant
Bossa Nova 1960
JOÃO GILBERTO João Gilberto album cover 4.50 | 2 ratings
João Gilberto
Bossa Nova 1961
JOÃO GILBERTO The Boss Of The Bossa Nova album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Boss Of The Bossa Nova
Latin Jazz 1962
JOÃO GILBERTO João Gilberto En Mexico (akaMr. Bossa Nova aka Ela E' Carioca aka Acapulco) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
João Gilberto En Mexico (akaMr. Bossa Nova aka Ela E' Carioca aka Acapulco)
Bossa Nova 1970
JOÃO GILBERTO João Gilberto (1973) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
João Gilberto (1973)
Bossa Nova 1973
JOÃO GILBERTO Amoroso album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
Amoroso
Bossa Nova 1977
JOÃO GILBERTO João Gilberto / Caetano Veloso / Gilberto Gil / Maria Bethânia ‎: Brasil album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
João Gilberto / Caetano Veloso / Gilberto Gil / Maria Bethânia ‎: Brasil
Bossa Nova 1981
JOÃO GILBERTO João album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
João
Bossa Nova 1991
JOÃO GILBERTO João voz e violão album cover 3.50 | 2 ratings
João voz e violão
Bossa Nova 2000

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JOÃO GILBERTO João Gilberto Prado Pereira De Oliveira album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
João Gilberto Prado Pereira De Oliveira
Bossa Nova 1980
JOÃO GILBERTO Live At The 19th Montreux Jazz Festival album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live At The 19th Montreux Jazz Festival
Bossa Nova 1986
JOÃO GILBERTO Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar (Ao Vivo) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Eu Sei Que Vou Te Amar (Ao Vivo)
Bossa Nova 1994
JOÃO GILBERTO Live At Umbria Jazz album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live At Umbria Jazz
Latin Jazz 2002
JOÃO GILBERTO In Tokyo album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
In Tokyo
Latin Jazz 2004
JOÃO GILBERTO Live In Tokyo album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live In Tokyo
Bossa Nova 2019
JOÃO GILBERTO Relicário (Ao Vivo No Sesc 1998) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Relicário (Ao Vivo No Sesc 1998)
Latin Jazz 2023

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JOÃO GILBERTO interpreta Tom Jobim album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
interpreta Tom Jobim
Bossa Nova 1985
JOÃO GILBERTO Live in Montreaux album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live in Montreaux
Bossa Nova 1987
JOÃO GILBERTO O Mito (aka The Legendary João Gilberto : The Original Bossa Nova Recordings (1958-1961)) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
O Mito (aka The Legendary João Gilberto : The Original Bossa Nova Recordings (1958-1961))
Bossa Nova 1988
JOÃO GILBERTO Desafinado album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Desafinado
Bossa Nova 1993
JOÃO GILBERTO Amoroso / Brasil album cover 3.00 | 1 ratings
Amoroso / Brasil
Bossa Nova 1993
JOÃO GILBERTO Bossa Nova Jubileu, Volume 2 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Bossa Nova Jubileu, Volume 2
Bossa Nova 1994
JOÃO GILBERTO Millennium album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Millennium
Bossa Nova 1999
JOÃO GILBERTO 1958-1962: The Essential Works album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
1958-1962: The Essential Works
Bossa Nova 2020

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Live In Tokyo
Bossa Nova 2019

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