Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A&M STUDIOS Photo of Sergio MENDES, posed, studio, behind piano - Credit: Jim McCrary/Redferns Sérgio Mendes, the pianist who ...

Brazilian music has produced world-famous artists in a multitude of genres, from metal and funk to bossa nova and classical music. Here are five Brazilian artists you really need to know (and listen ...

The bandleader and musician, who died on Thursday at 83, was a bridge from Brazilian music to the world — and back. By Jon Pareles Sergio Mendes earned a lasting place in international pop as a ...

Sergio Mendes, the innovative and influential pianist, composer and arranger who was one of Brazil’s earliest contemporary crossover artists, died Thursday in Los Angeles, his family has confirmed. No ...

View of Rio de Janeiro. Photo by sandeepachetan.com (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) via Flickr With the summer Olympics in full swing, I wanted to highlight two great songs about the country as well as the carioca ...

As Brazilian gospel music’s popularity soars, artists with little Christian background are releasing worship songs. Does it matter why? “Dwell in me, Jesus,” sings Ana Castela in “Agradeço” (I Thank ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Sergio Mendes, the celebrated Brazilian musician whose 1966 hit “Mas Que Nada” made him a global superstar and helped launched a long, Grammy-winning career, has died after ...

Sérgio Mendes, the pianist who gifted the world with the most famous version of the Brazilian classic “Mas Que Nada,” died on Thursday. Born in 1941, Mendes was a 20-year-old musician when he first ...