It’s bossa nova and samba, but so much more — funky, soulful and esoteric. Listen to these songs chosen by Joyce Moreno, Marcos Valle, Amaro Freitas and more lovers of Brazilian rhythms. Credit ...

But the Brazilian influence north of the border is a dirt path compared with the superhighway stretching the other way. Simas ...

In the late 1960s, a young generation of Brazilian musicians began making albums that were more expansive and progressive than anything before. They were inspired by the protean roots of samba, the ...

A pianist, composer and arranger, he rose to fame with the group Brasil ’66 and remained a force in popular music for more than six decades. By Barry Singer Sergio Mendes, the Brazilian-born pianist, ...

Vocalist Mafalda Minnozzi has released her fourth jazz album, “Riofonic.” The album for the U.S. market was produced by New York guitarist, arranger and musical director Paul Ricci and was recorded in ...

“Canta, Violino!” is the brainchild of American violinist Andrew Finn Magill, who has been featured on NPR, PBS and MTV. Magill, who moved back from Brazil in 2017, soon thereafter signed with ...