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Bossa Nova
The Story of the Brazilian Music That Seduced the World
by Ruy Castro
ISBN: 1556524943
ISBN-13: 9781556524943
Format: Paperback
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Summary
Ruy Castro's biography of the rise of bossa nova is an inside look at the origins of a smoothly seductive musical form that for most North Americans means the music of Joao Gilberto and Antonio Carlos Jobim. Arising from a yearning for something more subtle than the strident sambas of Carnival, bossa nova was not only a new beat and sound-it also provided the opportunity for a generation to express itself in deeper lyrical terms than had previously been possible. With a fine knack for historical scene-setting (he chronicles the liberating effect of smooth crooners such as Frank Sinatra and his Brazilian counterpart Dick Farney on the pre-bossa generation) and some wry prose, Castro explores the major players in the bossa nova movement, from well known exponents like Gil and Jobim, to lesser known but no less vital figures like Vinicius De Moraes, a career diplomat who was also the composer of such classic songs as "So Por Amor" and "Consolacao." Eminently readable and packed with a wealth of background information, BOSSA NOVA is a fine introduction to this understated genre.
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Chicago Review Pr
Published date: 2003
Size: 5.75 x 8.5 inches
Weight: 1.1 pounds
Publisher's Notes
Bossa nova is one of the most popular musical genres in the world. Songs such as “The Girl from Ipanema” (the fifth most frequently played song in the world), “The Waters of March,” and “Desafinado” are known around the world. Bossa Nova—a number-one bestseller when originally published in Brazil as Chega de Saudade—is a definitive history of this seductive music. Based on extensive interviews with Antonio Carlos Jobim, João 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 Castro’s wisecracking, chatty Portuguese comes through in a feast of detail. Along the way he introduces a cast of unforgettable characters who turned Gilberto’s singular vision into the sound of a generation.
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Ruy Castro; Foreword-Julian Dibbell
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