Growing up in rural southern Brazil with a radio DJ for a father, Gabriel da Rosa was exposed to all kinds of music from his home country, but only when he moved to Los Angeles did he begin curating Brazilian records and DJing himself. In L.A. he bonded with Stones Throw’s founder, artist and DJ Peanut Butter Wolf, over their shared love of Brazilian music, and began writing his own bossa with collaborator Pedro Dom, a musician who’s worked with Seu Jorge, Rodrigo Amarante and Latin Grammy Award winner Ian Ramil.

His Stones Throw debut, É o que a casa oferece (2023), pays tribute to the greats of samba and bossa nova, with a modern edge. Sung in Portuguese, the autobiographical lyrics explore Gabriel’s rural childhood, his adventures traveling around the world, and the stories he’s picked up along the way. Deepening the Brazilian connection, Azymuth’s drummer Ivan “Mamão” Conti played on É o que a casa oferece, and the Beastie Boys’ engineer Mario C mixed the album. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.