Bebel Gilberto
PROJECTS:
EUROPE/AUSTRALIA ONLY
World-renowned and multi-Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Bebel Gilberto has been enchanting fans and critics worldwide since her solo debut release in 1986. She catapulted onto the global music scene with a track on the celebrated compilation CD, RED HOT + RIO, followed by the worldwide success of her hit breakout album Tanto Tempo in 2000. The album featured her trademark electronic bossa nova, taking over clubs around the world and positioning Bebel as one of the top-selling Brazilian artists in the U.S. since the ’60s. Critically-acclaimed albums to follow included Bebel Gilberto (2004), on which she refined her sound to create an acoustic lounge style that showcased her strengths as a Brazilian composer, and Momento (Six Degrees 2007), which masterfully showcased her skills at fusing all her musical styles. Bebel’s 2009 Grammy-nominated album All in One (Verve), brought to the forefront more of Bebel’s personality and love for organic rhythms. In 2014, Bebel Gilberto released a beautiful concert DVD called Bebel Gilberto in Rio in Brazil, featuring a superb live concert on the beaches of Rio. Returning to her trademark sultry Brazilian rhythms infused with electronic beats, Bebel followed up with the gorgeous new studio album Tudo, released on Sony to great media acclaim. Produced by Thomas Bartlett (Sufjan Stevens, St. Vincent), the highly personal Agora was released by Bebel in August 2020, via [PIAS] Recordings.
July 2023 sees the release of Bebel’s latest album via the [PIAS] label. Entitled João, the album is a collection of songs made famous by her father João Gilberto, widely regarded as the “father of Bossa Nova music.” João Gilberto passed away in 2019 after a 70 year career in music. Bebel began singing with him as a small child and the songs she sings on this new album have been with her all her life. Says Bebel: “João is a love letter to my father. Since my first album I’ve never really covered any of my Dad’s music. Now it’s time to present to the public the songs from João Gilberto that have influenced me since I was born-and even before.” The release of the João album will be followed by a world tour.
PRESS QUOTES:
“The predominantly acoustic album recalls the intensemusicality of her father, João Gilberto, blended withboth the gossamer subtlety of Astrud Gilberto (herfather’s first wife) and the meatier expressiveness of her mother, vocalist Miúcha. A triumph of richly expressive understatement with a distinctly 1960s bossa feel.”
JazzTimes
“Mezmerizing. Gilberto’s voice easily drifts over the production, but there’s often a sharp kick to her phrasing to counterbalance the engrossing instrumentals.”
Rolling Stone
“Bebel Gilberto has specialised in a laidback, misty fusion of bossa nova and electronica”
The Guardian
“Gilberto has been performing since childhood, and has Brazilian music woven into her DNA”
NPR
“Since emerging as a solo artist in the mid 1980s, Gilberto’s music has been calming on the ear yet emotionally resonant. Her smoky vocals and bossa-nova arrangements are the sound of stirred feelings; she can move the soul with the faintest brushstrokes”
Pitchfork
“Bebel Gilberto’s voice became one of the most recognizable in the world”
PopMatters
“The embodiment of breathy Brazilian cool”
Entertainment Weekly
