The Forgotten Black Musician Who Helped Create Bossa Nova by Artsjournal1

João Gilberto and Antônio Carlos Jobim were just two of many Brazilian musicians who considered pianist-singer-composer Johnny Alf a genius and his "Rapaz de Bem" the first bossa nova song. So why isn't he as famous as they are? Racism was certainly a factor, but not the only one. " The New York Times

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