Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Here's to love, an empty glass
Luiz Bonfá, composer of Brazil's seminal Black Orpheus soundtrack, was a pivotal figure in bringing bossa nova to international ears.
“Vento Branco" [“White Wind”] was a rarity he wrote with his wife and collaborator, Maria Helena Toledo. With an English title courtesy Dick Manning, ”Empty Glass" found its way onto Peggy Lee’s Guitars A Là Lee.
#PeggyLee #LuizBonfa #DickManning #MusicaBrasileira #Shorts
Here's to love, an empty glass
Luiz Bonfá, composer of Brazil's seminal Black Orpheus soundtrack, was a pivotal figure in bringing bossa nova to international ears.
“Vento Branco" [“White Wind”] was a rarity he wrote with his wife and collaborator, Maria Helena Toledo. With an English title courtesy Dick Manning, ”Empty Glass" found its way onto Peggy Lee’s Guitars A Là Lee.
#PeggyLee #LuizBonfa #DickManning #MusicaBrasileira #Shorts
