Ella & The Bossa Beat

Ella & The Bossa Beat is an international father-daughter duo between the 23-year old 'new rising star of the Brazilian Jazz generation' singer/pianist Ella Borges, and Grammy-nominated drummer Magrus Borges, who played with Astrud Gilberto, Bebel Gilberto, Grace Jones & many other legends. They present a modern Bossa Nova/Brazilian Jazz style of music, combined with a soulful jazz influence.

Magrus Borges is a drummer, percussionist, composer, and producer from the Amazon, Brazil. He has played and recorded with many international artists such as: Astrud Gilberto, Bebel Gilberto (Grammy-nominated for her album "Agora"), Shakira, Grace Jones, Tania Maria, Larry Coryell, Caetano Veloso, Luis Melodia, Johnny Alf (one of the fathers of Bossa Nova), among many others. He has recorded six original albums, and produced for various artists.

Ella Borges, 'the new rising star of the Bossa nova generation'. She was born in Miami and raised in Brazil. Ella sings in Portuguese, Spanish, English and French. In addition to singing, she plays piano, guitar, writes lyrics, composes, arranges, and co-produces with her father Magrus Borges. At age twenty-three, she presents a very unique style, with her soulful voice, and a strong influence of 'classic American jazz meets Brazil' when she scats. In 2020, Ella was awarded 'The Focus Brazil' award for Best Female Singer in Orlando.