Brazilian musician Sergio Mendes, who introduced bossa nova to worldwide audiences within the Nineteen Sixties, died on Friday (Sep 6) on the age of 83 in Los Angeles, his household stated.
In an announcement posted on his web site, the household stated Mendes, who had been affected by the consequences of lengthy COVID, died peacefully surrounded by his spouse and youngsters.
One of the crucial profitable Brazilian artists internationally, Mendes recorded greater than 35 albums, a lot of which went gold or platinum.
A 3-time Grammy award winner and Oscar nominee, Mendes final carried out in November 2023 to bought out and wildly enthusiastic homes in Paris, London and Barcelona.
Mendes leaves “an unbelievable musical legacy from greater than six a long time of a novel sound first showcased by his band Brasil ’66,” the household stated.
American musician Herb Alpert, who helped Mendes launch his worldwide profession, stated on Instagram that Mendes was “an especially gifted musician who introduced Brazilian music in all its iterations to the whole world with magnificence and pleasure.”
