The Grammy-winning musician's composition 'Mas Que Nada' was one of the songs that helped popularize the Brazilian music genre bossa nova worldwide in the 1960s.
Sergio Mendes, the Brazil ian Grammy-winning musician whose hit 'Mas Que Nada' made him a global legend, died after months of battling the effects of long COVID, his publicist Karen Vock confirmed to CBS News on Friday. He was 83.The Brazil ian pianist, songwriter and arranger died on Thursday in Los Angeles, his family said in a statement.
am and featuring Stevie Wonder, Justin Timberlake and the Black Eyed Peas, among others.'Sergio Mendes was my brother from another country,' trumpet player Herb Alpert wrote on Facebook, along with a photo from decades ago, sitting next to Mendes at the piano. 'He was a true friend and extremely gifted musician who brought Brazilian music in all its iterations to the entire world with elegance.
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