RIP Astrud Gilberto: Celebrating the Bossa Nova Singer of ’The Girl From Ipanema’
Known for her dream-like vocals, she is credited with helping Brazilian music reach a worldwide audience. It was Paul Ricci, a fellow recording artist and family friend, who broke the news. I just got word from her son Marcelo that we have lost Astrud Gilberto, he wrote onFacebook. Photo:Brazilian National Archivesvia Wikimedia Commons (Public domain) He asked for this to be posted. It was written in 1962 by Antonio Carlos Jobim featuring original Portuguese lyrics by Vinicius de Moraes....