hey y’all! we wrapped up the holiday tour this week with our final show last night in Maryland! Here’s a little bit about what my travel routine has been like this month ✨
“The Girl from Ipanema” Singer Astrud Gilberto Dead at 83
Astrud Gilberto, who brought worldwide attention to bossa nova with 1964’s “The Girl from Ipanema,” has died at 83.
Her former label, Verve Records, announced Gilberto’s June 5 death without giving a cause.
“One of the most affecting and unique voices in all of music, Astrud’s Verve albums introduced millions of listeners worldwide to the wonders of Brazilian music and jazz and the magical intersection of the two,” the label said.
Though best known for “Impanema,” Gilberto recorded 16 studio albums and continued playing live until 2002.
Courtney Jaye eulogized Gilberto as “an absolute icon,” while Leo Sayer called her “the wonderful girl from Brazil with the golden voice.”
The influence of that voice and Gilberto’s “beautiful, natural, untrained vocal genius” can be heard “from Sade to Lana Del Rey and beyond,” Steven Van Zandt said on Twitter.
The singer “elevated the bossa nova and samba genres and put Bahia on the map,” Van Zandt added.
“I always loved Astrud Gilberto,” Al Di Meola wrote on Facebook. “My first introduction to bossa nova. May she rest in peace.”
Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 - Mas Que Nada (1966)
Jorge Ben
from:
"Herb Alpert Presents Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66" (LP)
"Mas Que Nada" / "The Joker" (Single)
Bossa Nova | Samba | Brazilian
JukeHostUK
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(320kbps)
Personnel:
Lani Hall: Lead Vocals
Sérgio Mendes: Keyboards / Vocals / Arranger
Bibi Vogel: Backing Vocals
Bob Matthews: Bass / Vocals
Jose Soares: Percussion / Vocals
Joao Palma: Drums
Bruce Botnick: Engineer
Produced by Herb Alpert
Recorded:
@ The Sunset Sound Recorders
in Hollywood, California USA
1966
The Velvet Underground - "I'm Waiting for the Man" (1967)
Lou Reed
from:
"The Velvet Underground & Nico" (LP | Disc 1)
"I'm Waiting for the Man" / "There She Goes Again"
(1971 German 7")
Garage | Proto-Punk
JukeHostUK
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(320kbps)
Personnel:
Lou Reed: Vocals
Sterling Morrison: Guitar
John Cale: Piano / Bass Guitar
Maureen Tucker: Drums / Tambourine
Tom Wilson: Post-Production Supervisor
Produced by Andy Warhol
Recorded:
@ The TTG Studios
in Hollywood, California USA
during May of 1966
Album Released:
on March 12, 1967
Verve Records (LP)
MGM (German Single)
#161 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (2010 edition):
"... a proto-punk classic steeped in New York grit."
"One of the all-time classic rock songs ."
- Dave Thompson, AllMusicCom
slowly losing track of the days & where I am but we experienced quite the weather shift from hot-as-heck Italy one day to cold-as-ice Norway the next��🥶
hotel rooms kinda blurrin together but nonetheless, both festivals and their audiences were so inviting to us, I loved the energy!!! it continues to inspire us with each night and each person who has had a positive encounter with the music and my voice :)))