Bossa Nova: The Story of the Brazilian Music That Seduced the

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Bossa Nova: The Story of the Brazilian Music That Seduced the World

Bossa nova is one of the most popular musical genres in the world. Songs such as Â“The Girl from Ipanemaâ€ (the fifth most frequently played song in the world), Â“The Waters of March,â€ and Â“Desafinadoâ€ are known around the world. Bossa NovaÂ—a number-one bestseller when originally published in Brazil as Chega de SaudadeÂ—is a definitive history of this seductive music. Based on extensive interviews with Antonio Carlos Jobim, Jo+o Gilberto, and all the major musicians and their friends, Bossa Nova explains how a handful of Rio de Janeiro teenagers changed the face of popular culture around the world. Now, in this outstanding translation, the full flavor of Ruy Castroâ€™s wisecracking, chatty Portuguese comes through in a feast of detail. Along the way he introduces a cast of unforgettable characters who turned Gilbertoâ€™s singular vision into the sound of a generation.

Bossa Nova: The Story of the Brazilian Music That Seduced the World