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| João Gilberto: Brazilian 'father of bossa nova' dies aged 88 | João Gilberto: Brazilian 'father of bossa nova' dies aged 88 |
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| Influential Brazilian musician João Gilberto has died aged 88. | Influential Brazilian musician João Gilberto has died aged 88. |
| The singer and composer was known best as a pioneer of the bossa nova genre, which found international popularity in the 1960s. | The singer and composer was known best as a pioneer of the bossa nova genre, which found international popularity in the 1960s. |
| Reports say Gilberto died at home in Rio de Janeiro after a period of illness. His son confirmed the news of his death in a Saturday Facebook post. | Reports say Gilberto died at home in Rio de Janeiro after a period of illness. His son confirmed the news of his death in a Saturday Facebook post. |
| "His fight was noble, he tried to maintain dignity," Marcelo Gilberto said. | "His fight was noble, he tried to maintain dignity," Marcelo Gilberto said. |
| A pioneer in his field | |
| Analysis by BBC News Americas Editor, Leonardo Rocha | |
| Joao Gilberto introduced bossa nova to the world in 1958: he created a new beat, with his unique guitar style, mixing traditional samba music with modern jazz influences. | |
| His music depicted a period of huge optimism in Brazil: an urban, industrialised country that was building a new capital and dreaming of better | |
| His versions of songs like Quiet Nights and The Girl from Ipanema became standards in world music. | |
| For the past decade, Joao Gilberto lived alone in Rio, struggling with mental health and financial issues. | |
| Born in the north-east state of Bahia in 1931, Gilberto began singing aged 18. | |
| His release of the record Chega de Saudade in the late 1950s was considered a game-changer for Brazilian music. | |
| Gilberto's style - mixing traditional and modern musical influences - inspired the bossa nova genre and many other artists after him. | |
| In 1964, he famously collaborated with America saxophone player Stan Getz. | |
| Their album sold millions of copies and won international praise, including a US Grammy for Album of the year. |