Bebel Gilberto

I have been crazy about Bossa Nova music at various times of my life. One of the Starbucks daily free songs was by Babel Gilberto. I have since used my emusic account and downloaded three more of her albums. She has a lower register voice and a unique modern voice that nods to the classic bossa nova from Brazil. Her band makes use of the modern electronica backgrounds but they take a backseat to the singer with the voice. If you have a chance to listen free music is available on her website and you may also sample her songs on ITunes you get a chance to hear what I am into currently. Below is a quick bio from Wikipedia.

Bebel Gilberto (born Isabel Gilberto on May 12, 1966 in New York City) is a Brazilian popular singer often associated with bossa nova. She is the daughter of João Gilberto and singer Miúcha. Her uncle is singer/composer Chico Buarque. Bebel has been performing since her youth in Rio de Janeiro.


At the age of seven, Bebel made an appearance on her Mother's first solo album 'Miucha'. At age nine, Bebel performed with her mother and legendary Jazz saxophonist Stan Getz at a Jazz festival in New York's Carnegie Hall . Back in Brazil Bebel performed and recorded in the soundtrack of the children's musical 'Os Saltimbancos' written by Sergio Bardotti and Chico Buarque which created a major impact. Later on Bebel joined an experimental theatrical group and was a member of the founding team of the performance space 'Circo Voador' (Flying Circus) at Ipanema Beach. In this group she met singer/songwriter Cazuza, who became a close friend and soon a major rock star in Brazil during the '80s.

In 2006, Bebel duetted with Mike Patton on the song "Caipirinha" which appears on his Peeping Tom album, released on May 30, 2006.
Also in 2006, Bebel started writing and producing the songs that would become part of her third album Momento, released in April of 2007. On this album, Bebel collaborated with UK producer Guy Sigsworth, her friends Didi Gutman and Sabina Sciubba (from NY based band Brazilian Girls) and the Rio based Orquestra Imperial.
Bebel is single and still resides in New York City where her band is based. [citation needed]
Shortly before her 2007 tour, and ten days before the release of her album "Momento", she broke her foot, preventing from walking and making it difficult to rehearse with the band prior to the tour.[1] In a Reuters article, Gilberto said that she used Skype to rehearse with the band during her recovery.