João Gilberto has been played over 20 times on NTS, first on 11 March 2015. João Gilberto's music has been featured on 21 episodes.

João Gilberto (João Gilberto Prado Pereira de Oliveira, Juazeiro, Bahia, Brazil, June 10, 1931 - July 6, 2019) was a Brazilian singer, songwriter, and guitarist, considered one of the creators, with Antônio Carlos Jobim and Vinícius de Moraes, of bossa nova.

A self-taught guitarist and singer, Gilberto moved to Rio de Janeiro in 1950 and joined the vocal group Garotos da Lua ("The Boys of the Moon") as their lead singer. After a year and a half, he was kicked out of…