Bossanova--Princess Sala Special Report

By Princess Sala

Music. Other than R&B, other than rock, other than pop...What else is there for us to discover?
I heard the DJs talking about Bossanova..And so..Here's a little episode to introduce Bossanova.. ^_^ Information below are obtained from Wikepedia.

History of Bossanova-- A cOmbinatiOn of JazZ n sAmbA??

Bossa nova is a style of Brazilian music created by Antonio Carlos Jobim and João Gilberto and first introduced in Brazil by Gilberto's recording of "Chega de Saudade", in 1958, a song written by Antonio Carlos Jobim, first released as a single, and shortly thereafter as the album by Gilberto, bearing the same title as the song (1959).

The music derives from samba but is more complex harmonically and less percussive. The influence on bossa nova of North American jazz styles such as cool jazz is often debated by historians and fans, but a similar "cool sensibility" is apparent.

Bossanova..How are they played??

1. Bossa nova is most commonly performed on the nylon-string classical guitar, played finger style (without a pick).

2. Piano: The piano has also served as a stylistic bridge between bossa nova and jazz, enabling a great deal of cross-pollination between the two.

3. Drums and percussion are not considered essential bossa nova instruments. Nonetheless, there is a distinctive bossa nova drumming style, characterized by continuous eighths on the high-hat (mimicking the samba tambourine) and tapping of the rim or "rim clicks" in a clave pattern. The bass drum usually mimics the string bass by playing on "1-&3-&1" as the bass usually does.

Oh well...

Oh well...the most impt thing you need to know..is..you have to know the origin of the word "Bossanova"..

In Brazil, to do something with "bossa" is to do it with particular charm and natural flair, as in an innate ability.

Nobody can claim to know exactly how the term "Bossa Nova" came to be. What is certain is that the term "BOSSA" was used to refer to any new "trend" or "fashionable wave" within the artistic beach-culture of late 1950's Rio de Janeiro. The term finally became known and widely used to refer to a new music style, a fusion of Samba and Jazz, when the now famous creators of "Bossa Nova" referred to their new style of work as "a Bossa Nova", as in "the new thing".

And....

Whats an entry of Bossanova without some music?!

And so...Here's a link I found on the web...Click it...and here it...Its a website..
http://www.bossanova.fm/

Basically to me...Of coz I cant understand what the lyrics mean. Although there are some english songs..But, you have got to listen to those songs sang in other lang. Its more orginal and sounds better~ haha..no la..Got one song I like. This one is more popular. EVer heard of So Nice?
SOmeone to hold me tight, that would be so nice. Someone to love me right, that would be so nice..Familiar??? haha...yeah..If u wan to listen to this song..This whole version of it, and not just the short edit in advertisements, click alphabet S..The song is So Nice-Summer Samba..

Listen to Bossanova in this wonderful weekend..Enjoy it..Laze away..
And relish every second of this wonderful break..
EnjoY~

*Princess Sala** Reporter