In 1964, American Stan Getz recorded 'The Girl from Ipanema' with João Gilberto and his wife Astrud on vocals, along with Tom Jobim, the song's co-composer, on piano. In 1962, there was a concert at New York's Carnegie Hall and the Bossa Nova craze had arrived. Whatever happened in Rio, Americans latched onto Brazil's 'New Beat'. Other stories relate that it was US jazz-men jamming with locals who made the original connections. Quieter beach-inspired sounds were combined with jazz in Rio's thriving nightclubs 'Bottles Bar' was the most famous of these small, sweaty venues.Īccording to legend, Bossa Nova was 'discovered' in one of these clubs by an American A&R man on holiday, when he saw Tom Jobim and João Gilberto playing. While there was a concurrent scene in São Paulo, picturesque Rio de Janeiro is Bossa Nova's natural home. Bosa Nova - Line Dance 64 count, 4 wall, beginner/intermediate rumba line dance Choreographed by Phil Dennington Music:Blame It On The Bossa Nova by Jane McDonald Danced by Isas Fun2Dance group at a party Find this Pin and more on Line Dancing by Donna Somers. It includes 'Girl from Ipanema' lyricist Vinícius de Moraes, jazz pianist Sérgio Mendes, composer/guitarist Roberto Menescal, and the Bossa Nova's muse, Nara Leão, who often hosted musical gatherings in her flat.
Surrounding these central figures is a wider Bossa Nova family. It was a youthful celebration of romance, beach culture and sensual pleasure.īossa Nova's twin figureheads are Antônio Carlos Jobim (Tom Jobim), a gifted composer, also blessed with classical good looks, and João Gilberto, a guitarist and singer who came to Rio from the poorer Bahia region. Bossa Nova was a soft samba based on traditional Brazilian music and rhythms, American jazz, and a new style of Portuguese lyrics. Bossa Nova began on the tropical beaches of Rio de Janeiro in the late 1950s, when a small group of mainly middle-class students, artists and musicians came together to create a new sound.
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