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Contents: [SHM-CD] To commemorate the first anniversary of Astrud Gilberto's passing on June 5th, a compilation album featuring only her most representative songs will be released! ??Astrud Gilberto, the Queen of Bossa Nova, passed away on June 5th, 2023, at the age of 83. As a tribute to her one-year anniversary, we are releasing a compilation album, "My Favorite Astrud Gilberto," featuring only her most representative songs. ??This album is a newly compiled best-of collection, featuring carefully selected songs from the 1960s, the decade in which she established herself as a singer. Tracks 15 and 16 include "The Girl from Ipanema (Japanese Version)" and "The Sandpiper (Japanese Version)," from the special project album "Golden Japanese Album," which she recorded for Japan in 1969, reflecting her interest in Japanese culture at the time. ??Astrud Gilberto was born in Brazil and married Jo?o Gilberto, the "father of bossa nova," who supported the early days of bossa nova. She made her debut as a singer in 1963 with "Getz/Gilberto" and quickly became a bossa nova star. She continued to release album after album, creating a bossa nova phenomenon all over the world. Media reviews and more Astrud Gilberto, who will mark the one-year anniversary of her death on June 5th, will have a compilation album released featuring only her most representative songs! The queen of bossa nova, Astrud Gilberto, passed away on June 5, 2023, at the age of 83. As a tribute to her one-year anniversary, a compilation album of only her most representative songs, "My Favorite Astrud Gilberto," will be released. This album is a newly compiled best-of collection, featuring carefully selected songs from the 1960s, when she established her position as a singer. Tracks 15 and 16 include "The Girl from Ipanema (Japanese Version)" and "The Sandpiper (Japanese Version)," both of which are her own songs sung in Japanese, taken from the special project album "Golden Japanese Album," which she recorded for Japan in 1969 when she was interested in Japanese culture. (C)RS
