★ Essential João Gilberto
bossa nova · Brazil
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Genre
bossa nova
3 artists
Bossa nova is a relaxed, intimate style of samba that emerged in Rio de Janeiro in the late 1950s and early 1960s, built on a calm syncopated rhythm and a fingerstyle guitar that distills the beat of a samba school onto six strings.
Its other signature is harmony — unconventional, sometimes ambiguous chords and complex progressions. Bossa nova was influenced by jazz, and many of its songs are now jazz standards; in turn it renewed samba and helped modernize Brazilian music as a whole, with João Gilberto credited for extracting the 'bossa beat' from traditional samba.
Here the style is represented by its founding figures: João Gilberto, Tom Jobim and Vinícius de Moraes.
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★ Essential Tom Jobim
bossa nova · Brazil
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Vinícius de Moraes
bossa nova · Brazil
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Frequently asked questions
What is bossa nova music? +
Bossa nova is a relaxed, intimate style of samba that emerged in Rio de Janeiro in the late 1950s and early 1960s, built on a calm syncopated rhythm and a fingerstyle guitar that distills the beat of a samba school onto six strings.
Who are some of the most important bossa nova artists? +
Notable bossa nova artists in this directory include João Gilberto, Tom Jobim and Vinícius de Moraes.