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João Donato, Innovative Brazilian Musician, Is Dead at 88

A prolific pianist, composer and arranger who began recording in the 1950s, he was a pioneer of bossa nova but didn’t confine himself to any genre.

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Brazil, Deaths (Obituaries), Donato, Joao (1934-2023), Gilberto, Joao, Jazz, Jobim, Antonio Carlos, Latin Music
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