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Samba genre — history, bands and artists
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Geography of Samba
Where the artists of the genre come from and where it is on the radio
Landmark albums of Samba
Studio albums that listeners most often call this genre
1964
Getz / GilbertoStan Getz / João Gilberto featuring Antônio Carlos Jobim
1962
Jazz SambaStan Getz / Charlie Byrd
1965
The Astrud Gilberto AlbumAstrud Gilberto
1962Big Band Bossa NovaQuincy Jones
1963
The Composer of Desafinado, PlaysAntônio Carlos Jobim
1966
Look to the RainbowAstrud Gilberto
1974
Elis & TomElis Regina & Tom Jobim
2006
Bande À PartNouvelle Vague
2000
Tanto tempoBebel Gilberto
1967
Francis Albert Sinatra & Antônio Carlos JobimFrancis Albert Sinatra & Antônio Carlos Jobim
New in Samba
Albums and singles of the genre released in the last four months
2026A Date with Depeche ModeNouvelle Vague
2026A flor do recomeçoSalvador Sobral
Samba by year
How many studio albums of the genre came out each year
Samba by country and decade
Bands and artists of the genre from different countries and eras, the best albums of each decade
By country
By decade
Best albums by decade
Artists of Samba
The most listened artists of the genre and its subgenres: the bigger the name, the more listeners
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- Adam Dunning
Airto Moreira- Alexia Bomtempo
- Amazonics
- Andrea Motis
- Antônio Carlos Jobim
- Antônio Neves
- Astrud Gilberto
- Baden Powell
Banda Black Rio- Bebel Gilberto
- Bossa Rio
- Carlos Lyra
- Charlie Byrd
- Clare Fischer
- Claudio Roditi
- Coralie Clément
Delicatessen- Dorival Caymmi
- Ed Lincoln
- Eliane Elias
- Elis Regina
- Gilberto Gil
- Hamilton de Holanda
- Hendrik Meurkens
- Jazzamor
- Joanie Sommers
- João Donato
- João Gilberto
- Kaleidoscópio
- Karen Souza
- Kat Edmonson
- Luiz Bonfá
- Luiz Melodia
- Maria Rita
Matt Bianco- Milton Banana
- Nouvelle Vague
O Rappa- Oscar Castro‐Neves
- Osmar Milito
- Quantic
- Raul de Souza
- Rita Payés
- Roberto Menescal
- Salvador Sobral
- Sérgio Mendes
- Stacey Kent
- Stan Getz
- Sylvia Vrethammar
- Tamba Trio
- The Bahama Soul Club
- Tim Maia
- Walter Wanderley
- Zimbo Trio
- Zoot Sims
- 小野リサ
- 山本達彦
- 渡辺貞夫
Overview
Genre relations
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Subgenres
Subgenres or what Samba is divided into
Origins
Genres from which Samba originated
Parent genre
Samba is a subgenre, i.e. a narrower direction of these styles
Derived genres
Genres that evolved from Samba