Brazilian Bossa Nova legend Sergio Mendes dies aged 83
Mendes had been residing in the USA since 1964 after the coup d’état in Brazil
Brazilian musician Sérgio Mendes, who as soon as gained a Grammy Award, succumbed Thursday within the metropolis of Los Angeles to the consequences of extended Covid-19, in line with The Related Press. He had been going through respiratory issues for months, O Globo reported. The pianist, composer, vocalist, and arranger was 83. He had moved to the USA in 1964 after the navy coup d’état.
His spouse and musical companion for the previous 54 years, Gracinha Leporace Mendes, was by his aspect, as have been his beloved kids, the assertion mentioned. Mendes carried out for the final time in November 2023 at sold-out and really enthusiastic boards in Paris, London, and Barcelona.
Born in 1941 in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, he started finding out piano on the conservatory at a younger age. His relationship with bossa nova stars Tom Jobim and João Gilberto catapulted his profession. His rendition of Mas Que Nada helped popularize bossa nova worldwide within the Nineteen Sixties. A 2006 model by Black Eyed Peas featured on their album Timeless topped US charts.
Sergio Mendes was my brother from one other nation, trumpeter Herb Alpert wrote on Fb. He was a real pal and a particularly gifted musician who took Brazilian music in all its variations to the whole world with magnificence. Mendes additionally composed the soundtrack for the film Pelé, with saxophonist Gerry Mulligan, and even produced an album recorded by the legendary Brazilian footballer.
In 1992, Mendes gained the Grammy Award for greatest world music album for Brasileiro, along with two Latin Grammy Awards. He was nominated on six different events. He additionally obtained an Oscar nomination in 2012 for greatest unique tune for Actual in Rio, from the animated movie Rio and had been inducted into the Latin Songwriters Corridor of Fame.
