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What are some good Bossa Nova singers?

Bossa Nova newb

  • I'm falling in love with Bossa Nova. I want to learn about the genre but honestly have no idea where to start. Help? I love latin rhythms in general, but I've fallen in love with Bossa Nova completely. For the first time every I'm compelled to learn more about the genre, but I honestly have no idea what I want to learn, let alone where to start finding out about it. What should I not miss? What other genres should I search for? What do I need need to know about Bossa Nova to stop me being a complete newb?

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    Here's a link to the AllMusic guide's page for http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=77:478. It lists related genres and Brazilian artists. If you find something you like, do a search on AllMusic and the resulting page should give you similar artists or tangential bands. As for books, my roommate read " Bossa Nova: The Story of the Brazilian Music That Seduced the World" and said that it was pretty informative.

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A good newbie's way to start might be to check out bossa nova star http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gcftxqqgld6e, http://youtube.com/watch?v=RVtnpz85pks. As ISeemToBeAVerb mentions, the Allmusic guide is also a good place to start.

TheWaves

Stan Getz + Gilberto (João or Astrud) + Jobim is http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0000047CX/metafilter-20/ref=nosim/.

ldenneau

http://www.submarino.com.br/books_productdetails.asp?Query=ProductPage&ProdTypeId=1&ProdId=12563&franq=100673, the English version of which I believe is http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bossa-Nova-Story-Brazilian-Seduced/dp/1556524943 is a fantastic chronicle of how Bossa Nova came to be. João Gilberto's voice is fascinating per se, but his story makes it even better. I seriously recommend that book. (Plus, you'll get all the names and info you need from it).

micayetoca

Cannonball Adderley's album titled, funnily enough, Bossa Nova, is brilliant. Definitely worth a look in if you want to get more into the genre.

twirlypen

Type Jobim's name into Pandora or last.fm and keep a pencil and paper nearby for when you hear something you like.

ctmf

Sony put out a CD called http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fbfrxqthldje that is a really decent inexpensive overview with only a couple of clunkers. But before doing anything else, follow ldenneau's advice and pick up "http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3zfwxq8gldje" and listen to it until the grooves wear out.

Overzealous

(More blathering) Here is AllMusic's list of http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=77:308~T2.

Overzealous

http://ask.metafilter.com/32153/Recommend-me-some-Bossa-Nova For other genres, check out http://www.slipcue.com/music/brazil/aa_styles/mpb.html (Música Popular Brasiliera), which started in the 60's as a blend of samba, bossa nova and contemporary pop music. The line between MPB and bossa nova is often blurred, as with the http://youtube.com/watch?v=uZ-UJckeZMohttp://youtube.com/watch?v=_Lbnfo1wawQhttp://youtube.com/watch?v=88L73B4sLQU.

hydrophonic

http://ask.metafilter.com/88657/Besa-me-besa-me-muuccchhhooo is also, in part, about Brazilian music.

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