Bebel heads to Australia in April!

When the stunning Bebel Gilberto was last in Australia back in 2007, she had audiences enraptured with her smooth vocal style and contemporary Brazilian beats and a couple of weeks ago Bluesfest organisers announced that the singer would be back in Australia to play their festival in Easter 2010. Gilberto is renowned for blurring somewhat disparate musical styles, taking cues from Brazilian, European and electronic pop sources and this is no more prevalent than on her most recent release, this year's All in One. Gilberto will play two very special sideshows when she is in the country next year, taking to the stage of Melbourne's Hamer Hall Wednesday 7 April and Sydney's Enmore Theatre Thursday 8 April. Tickets are on sale now.

Billboard's Best of the 2000's

The end of the decade is drawing near, and Billboard has released it's "Best of the 2000s" lists.

Bebel has been named #6 for the top World Artists! & #11 for Best World Album! What an honor!

The Bay Area Examiner reviews Bebel's San Francisco Show, Dec 10

Bebel Gilberto charms in saucy Bimbo's show

December 11, 1:06 PMBay Area Jazz ExaminerDavid Becker

It was wet and frigid outside, but there was an unmistakable breeze from Rio de Janerio wafting through the air once you got inside Bimbo's on Thursday night.

That was courtesy of tropical chanteuse Bebel Gilberto, daughter of legendary tunesmith Joao Gilberto and a musical sensation in her own right. Performing with a well-oiled backing band, Gilberto served up a hypnotic 90 minutes worth of tunes that blended bossa nova sensuality with techno-fied beats.

Especially live, the most striking aspect of Gilberto's music is its sunny optimism. Veering between breezy celebration and irresistible sensuality, the songs make no allowance for even the possibility of negative emotion.

Gilberto came across as a natural performer -- no surprise given that she made her performing debut with Stan Getz when she 7 and has since gone on to collaborate with everyone from Brazilian traditionalist Caetano Veloso to noise rock pioneer and former Faith No More frontman Mike Patton.

The singer concentrated on material from her new album, "All in One," showing a facility with English lyrics and lighthearted sensibility that never neglects musical precision. It's no small accomplishment to leave several hundred people humming "Chica Chica Boom Chic" as they re-enter the winter chill of reality.