Bossa Nova by Ruy Castro
The Story of the Brazilian Music That Seduced the World
A sweeping cultural and musical history of the bossa nova movement in late-1950s and 1960s Brazil that traces how a generation of composers, singers and arrangers fused samba rhythms with subtle jazz harmony and intimate, poetic lyricism to create a new, urbane sound; it interweaves biographies and first-hand anecdotes about central figures, details the recordings and collaborations that propelled the style at home and abroad, and situates the music within Brazil’s social and political changes while assessing its international reception and enduring influence.
- Published
- 1990
- Nationality
- Brazilian
- Length
- Unknown
- Pages
- Unknown
- Original Language
- Portuguese
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(4.0)
- Alternate Titles
- - Chega de Saudade
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