Bossa nova - Wikipedia
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 ...
Bossa nova | Brazilian, Jazz, Samba | Britannica
Oct 18, 2024 · bossa nova, Brazilian popular music that evolved in the late 1950s from a union of samba (a Brazilian dance and music) and cool jazz. The music is in syncopated 2/4 time.
Bossa nova | Music of Latin America Class Notes | Fiveable
Aug 20, 2024 · Bossa nova: Bossa nova is a Brazilian music genre that emerged in the late 1950s, blending samba rhythms with jazz harmonies. It is characterized by its smooth melodies, laid-back style, and poetic lyrics, creating a unique sound that reflects both urban sophistication and Brazilian cultural roots.
The origins of Bossa Nova in Brazil - The Brazilian Report
Jul 8, 2019 · Bossa nova came as a way to take traditional samba rhythms and make them current and innovative. The samba was stripped back and slowed down, and elements of jazz were thrown into the mix, largely thanks to João Gilberto’s genius.
Bossa Nova: The History Behind Brazil’s Quiet Revolution
Jan 25, 2024 · The song that lit the touch-paper for the bossa nova explosion in the US and the rest of the world was called “The Girl From Ipanema,” sung by Astrud Gilberto in a wispy but beguiling...
The Bossa Nova - Library of Dance
In the case of Bossa Nova, when the music, an innovative mix of Brazilian samba and American jazz, first hit the scene, there wasn't a dance to go with it. But according to a record executive in late 1962, "To sustain itself, a new beat has to have an accompanying dance."
Bossa Nova | Brazil: Five Centuries of Change - Brown University
Bossa nova, which literally means “new wave,” was a blending of samba and jazz that rose out of a guitar school formed in Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana neighborhood in 1956.
Unlike jazz, with its essentially harmonic style, bossa nova was provocative and emphasized melody. As result, rhythm and harmonic accompaniment had to accommodate the voice and produce an intimate sound, intended to display a perfect and effortless organization of spontaneous singing.
Samba, rock and dictatorships: a brief history of bossa nova
Jan 30, 2024 · Exploring the vibrant world of bossa nova, a musical style that originated in Brazil in the 1950s and 1960s, rising out of samba to create a timeless sound.
The Bossa Nova Craze - JSTOR Daily
May 19, 2023 · The Bossa Nova Craze. In the early 1960s, bossa nova was hugely popular in the US thanks to its reinvention as a social dance and its connections with upper-class culture. Young adults dance the Bossa Nova and the Twist during a dance contest with Ray Milan and the Quartet in Los Angeles, California, 1964. Getty. By: Livia Gershon. May 19, 2023.