Artist

Roberto Menescal

1957-present·Rio de Janeiro

Roberto Menescal was still in college in Copacabana when neighborhood kids started showing up at his door asking for guitar lessons. One of them was a teenager who'd heard João Gilberto's first single on the radio and felt an instant need to learn the instrument; his mother tracked down a relative whose college-age son taught guitar on the side, and that was Menescal.

The full story is in Bossa Nova.

At a glance

Active
1957–present
From
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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  • Bossa Nova
    Supporting cast · 1956-1964 · Members

    Bossa Nova is a genre from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1956–1964. Its principal artists include João Gilberto, Antônio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes. This issue covers 9 essential albums and 15 dated events.