Bebel Gilberto (born Isabel Gilberto de Oliveira on May 12, 1966 in New Yor… Read Full Bio ↴Bebel Gilberto (born Isabel Gilberto de Oliveira on May 12, 1966 in New York City) is an American-born Grammy Award-nominated Brazilian popular singer often associated with bossa nova. She is the daughter of João Gilberto and singer Miúcha. Her uncle is singer/composer Chico Buarque. Bebel has been performing since her youth in Rio de Janeiro.

At the age of seven, Bebel made an appearance on her mother's first solo album Miúcha. At age nine, Bebel performed with her mother and jazz saxophonist Stan Getz at a jazz festival in New York's Carnegie Hall. Back in Brazil, Bebel performed and recorded for the soundtrack of the children's musical Os Saltimbancos, written by Sergio Bardotti and Chico Buarque. Later on Bebel joined an experimental theatrical group and was a member of the founding team of the performance space Circo Voador (Flying Circus) at Ipanema Beach. In this group she met singer/songwriter Cazuza, who became a close friend and soon a major rock star in Brazil during the 1980s.

Throughout the 1990s, Bebel collaborated with a variety of musical stars such as Arto Lindsay, Thievery Corporation, David Byrne, Towa Tei, Caetano Veloso and Chico Buarque. In 1996 Bebel was featured in the AIDS charity project Red Hot + Rio, produced by her close friend and collaborator Béco Dranoff. By the mid 1990s, Bebel also had successes as songwriter with the international dance hits "Technova" and "Batucada" in collaboration with producers Towa Tei and Arto Lindsay.

Bebel was featured on the soundtrack of Brad Anderson's film Next Stop Wonderland with Vinicius Cantuária and Mauro Refosco. In the late 1990s, Bebel moved to London where she began to develop the sound featured on her critically acclaimed debut album Tanto Tempo. During this period, she met Suba, the multi-talented Serbian producer living in São Paulo who ended up writing and producing several tracks on Tanto Tempo. While in London, she also worked with DJ/producer Amon Tobin, Dutch duo Arling & Cameron and singer Nina Miranda.

In 2000, Bebel's Tanto Tempo album was released on Ziriguiboom (Crammed Discs sub-label) and has sold over one million copies worldwide. The album was also nominated for two Latin Grammy Awards. Her second album, Bebel Gilberto (2004), was also released to great critical acclaim, receiving a MOBO Award in the UK and also a World Music Grammy nomination.

Also in 2006, Bebel started writing and producing the songs that would become part of her third album Momento, released in April 2007. On this album, Bebel collaborated with UK producer Guy Sigsworth, her friends Didi Gutman and Sabina Sciubba (from NY based band Brazilian Girls) and the Rio based Orquestra Imperial.

Gilberto's most recent album, All In One, was released in the US in September 2009 by jazz imprint Verve.

Cada Beijo
Bebel Gilberto Lyrics

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Até o anoitecer chegar
E nos envolver
Passando do azul pro azul escuro

Até o rosa iluminar você
Aqui distante eu vou chorar
Por nós dois

Hummm, cada beijo
Cada beijo bom
Hummm, que saudades
De te beijar
Hummm, cada beijo
Cada beijo bom
Hummm, cada beijo com sons

Agora não tem mais azul nenhum
Sozinho fico com a lembrança sem cor

Hummm, cada beijo
Com um gosto bom
Hummm, cada beijo
Tem um tom
Hummm, cada beijo
Cada beijo bom
Hummm, cada beijo com som

Hummm, cada beijo
Cada beijo bom
Hummm, que saudades
De te beijar
Hummm, cada beijo

Cada beijo bom
Hummm, cada beijo com som

Overall Meaning

The song "Cada Beijo" by Bebel Gilberto depicts the longing for a past romantic relationship, specifically the memories of every kiss shared with the former lover. The lyrics speak of waiting for nightfall when the blue sky darkens into a deeper shade, a metaphor for the fading memories of the relationship. The singer misses the warm and affectionate moments with her partner and feels the pain of their separation. She reflects on their sweet kisses and the feelings they evoked in her, leaving her with vivid sensations and memories. Even though they are physically apart, she still cherishes the moments they shared together.

The song conveys a poignant message about the power and importance of intimacy, and how one can never truly forget the magic of a great kiss. Bebel Gilberto's smooth and emotive voice adds to the nostalgia and longing conveyed in the lyrics. The repetitive nature of the chorus, combined with the soft instrumental and piano accompaniment, adds to the emotional depth of the song. Overall, "Cada Beijo" is a beautiful and melancholy representation of the memories and emotions that come with past romantic relationships.

Line by Line Meaning

Até o anoitecer chegar
Until the nightfall arrives

E nos envolver
And it envelopes us

Passando do azul pro azul escuro
Going from blue to dark blue

Até o rosa iluminar você
Until the pink illuminates you

Aqui distante eu vou chorar
Here, far away, I'm going to cry for us both