Regular New Times readers will be well aware of what WDNA does for our community, especially with regards to Brazilian Music, be it Bossa nova or MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira). And there’s no better ...

Brazil’s minister of culture and MPB (musica popular brasileira) legend celebrated his 66th birthday with a show at Place des Arts’ Theatre Maisonneuve Thursday night, giving the jazz fest a boost of ...

Dutch singer Josee Koning is not very well known in the United States, but she is definitely in the deserving of greater recognition category. She is a specialist in Brazilian bossa nova and MPB ...

OLINDA, Brazil (AFP)—Brazil's unique tropical blend of samba-rock-guitar known as MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira) has exerted an irrepressible influence on modern jazz, masters of the genre say.