Home / Music / João Gilberto's syncopated fingerpicking defined bossa nova's rhythmMusic linernotes album music joão-gilbertoJoão Gilberto's syncopated fingerpicking defined bossa nova's rhythmJoão Gilberto’s syncopated fingerpicking on nylon-string guitar became the rhythmic foundation of bossa nova — a distinctive style that shaped an entire genre. Search Amazon As an Amazon Associate, Work Notes may earn.Related NotesLush Life cycles through three different band configurationsAmoroso proves why João Gilberto is the father of bossa novaJoão Gilberto's Fino is pure bossa novaAmoroso strips João Gilberto down to voice and guitarColtrane's unaccompanied opening on "Lush Life" previews his sheets of soundExploreJoni Mitchell joined Asylum Records in 1972Pharoah Sanders recorded spiritual jazz for Impulse! RecordsRashied Ali co-founded Survival Records to release his own workSun Ra founded his own label, El Saturn Records, in 1957Alva Noto co-founded Raster-Noton, an experimental label that won a Golden NicaPrevious Joe Sample and Bobby Hutcherson appear on Donald Byrd's Ethiopian KnightsNext João Gilberto's Fino is pure bossa nova