Bebel Gilberto: 25 Years of Tanto Tempo

A concert by Brazilian singer and songwriter Bebel Gilberto marking 25 years since the album Tanto Tempo, presented at Bimbo's 365 Club in San Francisco.

Bebel Gilberto is a Brazilian singer and songwriter whose work is rooted in bossa nova, the style that emerged in Rio de Janeiro in the late 1950s, and draws on the later electronic and lounge textures that grew out of it. The project is built around Tanto Tempo, the album at the center of this program, which revisits its repertoire on the occasion of its 25th anniversary.

On stage, the show is led by the singer as the central figure of the project, with the anniversary program presented as a retrospective of the record's songs. The music is sung in Portuguese and carries the gentle, rhythmic pulse of bossa nova, which makes it a different program from the pop, rock and indie shows that the venue usually hosts.

Bimbo's 365 Club is a San Francisco venue that mainly presents concerts with a focus on pop, rock and indie music. This evening suits listeners who follow Brazilian popular music and bossa nova, and those who know Tanto Tempo and want to hear its songs performed live on this anniversary tour.