Oct 2nd, 2008 · At the Kennedy Center's aptly-named Family Theater in Washington, D.C., a six-months pregnant Luciana Souza walked onstage and turned in profile to the audience to show off her belly. Hailing from Brazil, the Grammy-winning chanteuse sings material from The New Bossa Nova.
Sep 18th, 2008 · The bossa nova style comes naturally to Luciana Souza. She was born into a musical family in Brazil, and as a youth, sang on the radio. Bossa nova — her love — is quiet, reflective music that requires close communication between the musicians onstage and the audience.
Oct 21st, 2007 · On The New Bossa Nova, Brazilian singer Luciana Souza makes a daring move, infusing pop classics by the likes of Joni Mitchell and The Beach Boys with the sultry, shifting rhythms of bossa nova.
May 14th, 2005 · On her new CD, Duos II, Luciana Souza adds vocals to a Brazilian instrumental tradition: the choro. It's a break from tradition, but it seems to fit a performer who is equal parts samba singer, jazz singer and classical singer. Souza chats with Jacki Lyden.