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Bossa nova (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈbɔsɐ ˈnɔvɐ] ⓘ) is a relaxed style of samba [nb 1] developed in the late 1950s and early 1960s in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [2] It is mainly characterized by a calm syncopated rhythm with chords and fingerstyle mimicking the beat of a samba groove, as if it was a simplification and stylization on the guitar of the rhythm produced by a samba school band.
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Taste of Love is a 6-track summer-themed EP that features various genres such as hip hop and bossa nova. The opening track and lead single, "Alcohol-Free", recounts the magical moments of falling in love while comparing it to the feeling of getting drunk. [6] It was written by J. Y. Park and Lee Hae-sol. The seventh track "Cry for Me" (English ...
Bossanova is the third studio album by American alternative rock band Pixies.It was released on August 13, 1990, by English independent record label 4AD in the United Kingdom and by Elektra Records in the United States.
195-2 Samba Bossa Nova (8 January 2002) 196-2 Mississippi Blues (12 February 2002) 197-2 Latin Groove (12 March 2002) 198-2 World Lounge (9 April 2002) 199-2 Oliver Mtukudzi: Vhunze Moto (24 April 2002) 200-2 Congo to Cuba (21 May 2002) 201-2 Latin Playground (11 June 2002) 202-2 Asian Groove (27 August 2002) 203-2 Rumba Flamenco (24 September ...
The album consists entirely of easy listening and bossa nova versions of songs that were written and recorded during the post-punk/new wave era. The band's name is a play on words, new wave and bossa nova being the literal translations, in English and Portuguese respectively, of the French phrase Nouvelle Vague , which is itself a reference to ...
Sérgio Mendes, 83, Brazilian bossa nova pianist and composer [479] Rich Homie Quan, 34, American rapper [480] Władysław Słowiński, 94, Polish classical composer and conductor. [481] 6. Will Jennings, 80, American pop lyricist [482] Mark Moffatt, 74, Australian pop guitarist (The Monitors) and record producer [483]
João Gilberto (born João Gilberto do Prado Pereira de Oliveira – Portuguese: [ʒuˈɐ̃w ʒiwˈbɛʁtu]; 10 June 1931 – 6 July 2019) was a Brazilian guitarist, singer, and composer who was a pioneer of the musical genre of bossa nova in the late 1950s.