The Loudness of João Gilberto, Bossa Nova’s King of Quiet

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The New York Times

Music Interviews, Music Commentary, Music

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🗓️ 19 July 2019

⏱️ 56 minutes

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A look back at the Brazilian musician’s innovations as one of the genre’s primary architects.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the New York Times
0:05.4	podcast, Your O-Mito of Music News and Criticism.
0:09.4	I'm your host, John Karamonica.
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0:25.0	a a press see that he's a regret that
0:28.0	that the regret
0:30.0	because I'm not
0:32.0	so my so free.
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0:40.0	That's right, I said it, Omeito.
0:42.0	You're listening to Shaggy.
0:46.0	Joale Roberto passed away earlier this month.
0:49.0	A father of Bosanova music, an incredibly transformational figure in the music of the late 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.
0:57.3	I knew I wanted to do something on Gilberto.
0:59.7	There really is only one person to call, you call up the God, you call up Ben Ratliff.
1:07.0	OG, Popcast Heads, Stand at Attention, the King is home.
1:12.0	What's good.
1:12.8	Hey, thank you.
1:14.4	That's a pretty nice welcome.
1:16.4	I know, we could go now.
1:17.6	That's not bad at all.
1:19.6	No, no, that's real, it's all real.
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