Antônio Carlos Jobim
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Brazilian songwriter, composer, arranger, singer, and pianist/guitarist
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim , also known as Tom Jobim , was a Brazilian composer, pianist, guitarist, songwriter, arranger, and singer. Considered one of the great exponents of Brazilian music, Jobim internationalized bossa nova and, with the help of important American artists, merged it with jazz in the 1960s to create a new sound, with popular success. As a result, he is sometimes known as the "father of bossa nova".
