SAO PAULO, Brazil — Songs that Rita Lee recorded back in the 1960s have suddenly emerged as hipster favorites on college radio stations in the United States. Beck christened one of his releases ...

OAKLAND — Even as a child, jazz singer Mary D’Orazi said she loved the songs of Burt Bacharach, whose 1960s hits “Close to You” and “I Say a Little Prayer” are featured on her new CD. She was also ...

Another look at the life and career of a superstar musician, poet, filmmaker and activist whose work has affected more than a generation of Brazilian and international fans. Now, singing the story of ...

"For a long time," sings Brazilian pop star Caetano Veloso, "slavery will remain the national characteristic of Brazil." In this song, translated from the Portuguese as "Northern Nights," Veloso uses ...

I’ve noticed over the years that Brazilian artists often sing songs in praise of the musical heroes who paved the way for them. In doing so, they both pay tribute to their personal heroes and extend ...

It was the decade of Dylan and Aretha, the Beach Boys and the Beatles, Hendrix and Zeppelin. But that’s not all it was. The 1960s also included the slyly political pop of Brazil’s Os Mutantes, the ...

TO GAL COSTA, one of Brazil’s most famous and fearless singers, music was about freedom. When Brazil’s military dictatorship began persecuting musicians in the mid-1960s, many left. But the singer ...