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nocoincidences

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3. You can still find Brazilian singers who enjoy doing Bossa Nova music.

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Mon Mar 21, 2022, 12:44 PM

Mar 2022

But not like the sixties and early seventies when it was so popular.

Nara Leao, Gal Costa, and Rita Lee do some nice Bossa Nova songs.

I've also developed a love of Samba from listening to Clara Nunes.

They're all on youtube!

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whatever happened to bossa nova? [View all] CTyankee Mar 2022 OP

It got blamed Wicked Blue Mar 2022 #1

It was too beautiful... CTyankee Mar 2022 #2

You can still find Brazilian singers who enjoy doing Bossa Nova music. nocoincidences Mar 2022 #3

It's still here Cartoonist Mar 2022 #4

Elis Regina: Here is one of the most remarkable TV shows ... rog Mar 2022 #5

Lovely! I wish I heard it from lots of sources like I seemed to when Bossa Nova was big. CTyankee Mar 2022 #6

I hope you saw my edited post ... rog Mar 2022 #7

Will do! Thank you! CTyankee Mar 2022 #8

I just noticed there are links to the specific songs. rog Mar 2022 #9

My mother took me to Rio when I was 17 years old. I never had seen such beauty. CTyankee Mar 2022 #11

I almost forgot about these shorts ... really, don't miss them. rog Mar 2022 #10

If you have Amazon prime, they have a bossa nova channel you can listen to. n/t area51 Mar 2022 #12