MUSIC
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2019
7:30 PM

Magos Herrera: A Tribute to João Gilberto
National Sawdust
80 North 6th Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn

$20
https://nationalsawdust.org/event/magos-herrera-a-tribute-to-joao-gilberto/

I guess Bossa Nova founder/icon João Gilberto, who died over the summer, was more like The Beatles than like Bob Marley or James Brown — like all three, he had an almost immeasurable international musical impact, but unlike the last two it wasn't entirely positive. Listen to his own stuff, however, and it's almost impossible not to be (quietly) (tastefully) blown away: his rhythms are so subtle that they fooled generations of easy listeners into believing they were tame. And boy, did he choose great songs! And is the force with which he very quietly sang them something! Avant-Mexican singer Magos Herrera leads this tribute to Gilberto, with the cream of the local Brazilian-music players (which is not to say they're all from Brazil). Expect to be (quietly) (tastefully) blown away.

MAKE A NIGHT OF IT: I'm far too programatic to send you anywhere other than the funky Brazilian Miss Favela. (NB: Cash only.)