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João Gilberto

real name João Gilberto do Prado Pereira de Oliveira

Brazilian bossa nova guitarist, singer, and composer

Juazeiro, Brazil · 1931-06-10 – 2019-07-06

João Gilberto is credited on 314 albums across 1,589 pressings tracked on Gatefold, active 1956–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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314

Albums

1,589

Pressings

8

Decades active

372

In collections

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Brazilian singer/songwriter, guitarist, artist, and producer.
Born: 10 June 1931 in Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil.
Died: 6 July 2019 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (aged 88).
Gilberto created a mixture of American jazz and Brazilian samba, which was later called "bossa nova".

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Credited work

314 albums · 1,589 pressings · active 1956–2025

  • Performance · 2,821
  • Other credits · 210
  • Production · 29

Studios: Carnegie Hall · Columbia Recording Studios · A&R Studios · Golden Room Of Copacabana Palace

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