Bebel Gilberto

Kicking off with Caetano Veloso's brilliant "Baby," this album mines the same fertile "1960s Rio/Now" territory as Bebel Gilberto's debut. Her subtle injection of electronic lounge flourishes into the classic bossa nova template continues: even the melancholy "Winter" and the darkly intriguing "Cado Beijo" emit a warm summer glow.

"Tanto Tempo," Bebel Gilberto's 2000 debut, was a fusion of cool jazz, Brazilian rhythms and
the hippest of digital atmospheres. Her follow-up, Bebel Gilberto, builds on this style
without compromising her rich Latin lineage (Gilberto's papa, Joao, is the godfather of
bossa nova, and her stepmama, Astrud, sang "The Girl From Ipanema"). The sublime "River
Song" and "Baby," an Os Mutantes cover, groove to the spirit of samba, and more... More >