Most people thought bossa nova was dead, and most were glad to have simply survived the hucksterized flood of bossa nova dances, bossa nova shoes and sweatshirts, boogie bossa nova, soul bossa nova.

Elvis Presley‘s “Bossa Nova Baby” is one of his more well-remembered 1960s hits, but was the end of Elvis’ peak era. A somewhat similar Frank Sinatra song blew it out of the water. One of the writers ...

This is a trip into the world of bossa nova. Or the worlds of bossa nova. For the style that made Brazilian music so respected and famous all over the world has some subdivisions that coexist among ...

"I wanted to make a record that would be accessible yet truthful," Luciana Souza says of The New Bossa Nova, her seventh album and her Verve debut. The world is so loud and noisy and overwhelming now ...

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Brazilian music has produced world-famous artists in a multitude of genres, from metal and funk to bossa nova and classical music. Here are five Brazilian artists you really need to know (and listen ...

According to its co-writer, Elvis Presley’s “Bossa Nova Baby” wasn’t an authentic example of a genre. The songwriter preferred a different version of “Bossa Nova Baby.” “Bossa Nova Baby” was a hit and ...

When Sergio Mendes reflects on the amazing journey he calls life, from his formative years at the forefront of a bossa nova revolution through his Oscar-nominated work on "Rio" to the recent ...

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Astrud Gilberto, the Brazilian singer best known for her smooth performance of "The Girl from Ipanema," has died at age 83. Paul Ricci, a family friend and musician, confirmed her death in a Facebook ...

Nobody is sure just what it is, or even what its name implies: according to various experts, the Portuguese slang expression bossa nova can mean “the latest thing” or “the new beat” or “the new ...