Brazil, in this sense another word for MPB (Música Popular Brasileira), is a collective term for popular music from Brazil or with Brazilian lyrics. The term came up in the 1960's, after the first wave of Bossa Nova artists becoming popular in the United States, Europe and Japan, and covers a wide variety of actual music genres, from Jazz, Soul and Funk via Reggae to Pop and Rock and in between. Popular artists are Gal Costa, read more
Brazil, in this sense another word for MPB (Música Popular Brasileira), is a collective term for popular music from Brazil or with Brazilian lyrics. The term came up in the 1960's, after the first wave of Bossa Nova artists becoming popular in the United States, Europe and Japan, and covers a wide variety of actual music genres, from Jazz, Soul and Funk via Reggae to Pop and Rock and in between. Popular artists are Gal Costa, Astrud Gilberto, Gilberto Gil, Jorge Ben Jor, Seu Jorge, Ed Motta, Paula Lima, Milton Nascimento and Djavan. show less
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