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Bossa Nova and jazz musician dies at the age of 83


Bossa Nova and jazz musician dies at the age of 83

Brazilian musician Sérgio Mendes, who introduced bossa nova to an international audience in the 1960s, has died, his family announced on Friday. According to a statement to USA TODAY, the Grammy winner died Thursday in Los Angeles surrounded by his children and his wife of 54 years, Gracinha Leporace Mendes. He was 83. “International music […]