Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Maria Toledo (1937-2010), a pensive, popular Brazilian singer

Reprinted from http://www.jazzwax.com/
Used Permission by Marc Myers

Maria Toledo (1937-2010), a pensive, popular Brazilian singer who was married to guitarist and composer Luiz Bonfá and was the first to record bossa nova with Stan Getz in February 1963 (Jazz Samba Encore!), died in Rio de Janeiro on February 3d. She was 73.
For a fabulous obit of Toledo by Arnaldo DeSouteiro in Rio click here: http://jazzstation-oblogdearnaldodesouteiros.blogspot.com/2010/02/rip-maria-helena-toledo-aka-maria.html.
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