The Girl From Ipanema is Dead 😢

Iconic Brazilian singer Astrud Gilberto died today, at the age of 83. “I’m here to bring you the sad news that my grandmother became a star today and is next to my grandfather João Gilberto. Astrud was the true girl who took bossa nova from Ipanema to the world,” Gilberto’s granddaughter Sofia said on her Instagram page, in a statement that CNN translated from Portuguese.
Here's Astrud with Stan Getz:
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Yes you are a star now, in that mighty, infinite, amazing universe, and your light will shine on us forever. 😞

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SatyrService · M

oh,, oh my heart~ 🥹

SatyrService · M

@SatyrService
and now,, what folks don't know
a musicology lesson
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helenS · 36-40, F

@SatyrService Thank you – I am watching with interest...

helenS · 36-40, F

@SatyrService Actually your post made me take a look at the chord progression of the song, and it's simply amazing. I'm not a total idiot when it's about harmonic analysis but that one escapes me. It doesn't fit into the typical patterns of Western-style harmonies, but it works so very well.

SatyrService · M

@helenS that poster is Very well educated, I recommend
I ALSO recommend the lady that was singing for hims
she LOVES the music and it shows