WORLD-RENOWNED artist Sergio Mendes will take concert-goers through a breathtaking array of bossa nova hits on March 12 at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

 

Mendes’ concert tour celebrates the 50th anniversary of his seminal album “Sergio Mendes & Brasil ‘66.” This first album put Brazilian music on the map in the ’60s through the ’70s. Produced by Herb Alpert and Mendes, it had songs that integrated Latin jazz and bossa nova with elements of American pop.

 

In 2011, the groundbreaking album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame, and went platinum based largely on the success of its single “Mas Que Nada,” sung entirely in Portuguese by Lani Hall.

 

The album also appealed to pop audiences through Mendes’ versions of the Beatles “Day Tripper” and Little Anthony and the Imperials’ “Going Out of My Head.” Other songs included were “The Look of Love,” “Chove Chuva,” “Scarborough Fair,” “Roda” and “Night and Day.”

 

A prolific artist, Mendes has released 55 albums over the past five decades. In 2005, he received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

 

Visit www.ticketnet.com.ph.

 

Discounted gift certificates

 

Get as much as 50-percent discount on events and buffets when you purchase gift certificates at F1 Hotel Manila until Feb. 29.

 

All gift certificates are valid for use until Aug. 31.

 

Call 9289888 ext. 6448. F1 Hotel Manila is at 32nd St, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City.

 

Movie screening

 

The Japan Foundation, Manila (JFM), will hold a free screening of the award-winning animation “Sarusuberi: Miss Hokusai” on Feb. 27, 3:30 p.m., at Shang Cineplex as part of the Nihongo Fiesta 2016. Admission to the film screening is free but numbered tickets will be issued on a first-come, first served, one ticket per person basis only from 10 a.m. on Feb. 27 at the cinema entrance. The film will be shown with English subtitles.

 

“Sarusuberi: Miss Hokusai” is the story of Katsushika Hokusai’s daughter O-Ei. Master Hokusai is one of the most globally famous Japanese artists but few are aware of his daughter and how she contributed to her father’s art.