BossaCucaNova

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Brazilian music is like a diamond — complex, brilliant, and multifaceted. And there’s no surprise there; Brazilian culture is so wildly diverse, so open to foreign influences and so famously devoted to letting the good times roll that there’s no way Brazil’s music could be anything but a kaleidoscopic riot of flavors and colors. That’s how you end up with such popular and influential exports as samba, lambada and bossa nova, musical styles that are constantly mutating and developing, absorbing new elements from around the world along the way.

That brings us to Bossacucanova, the Rio-based trio whose new album is a perfect illustration of the way Brazilian musicians will happily grab and incorporate influences from around the world — and of the way they can turn those elements into music that is both freshly modern and deeply, traditionally Brazilian — not to mention arm-wavingly, butt-swingingly, irresistibly danceable.

DJ Marcelinho DaLua, bassist Márcio Menescal and keyboardist Alexandre Moreira burst onto the international dance music scene in 1999 with Revisited Classics, a collection of both new and old bossa nova songs given new life and vigor through the application of funky breakbeats, skillful turntablism, electronic manipulation and adventurous mixology. The idea of fusing the smooth sounds of classic bossa nova recordings with up-to-the-minute electronic elements wasn’t exactly brand new — No Wave legend Arto Lindsay had been combining Brazilian music with modern influences for years, and European DJs had already figured out that bossa nova’s laid-back, free-flowing rhythm could add a crowd-pleasing spice to their own material.

1	Vai levando (feat. Trio Mocoto) full track	115
2	Queria (feat. Marcos Valle) full track	104
3	Eu Quiero Um Samba full track	84
4	Just a Samba (feat. Celso Fonseca) full track	70
5	Bom Dia Rio (Posto 6) (Feat. Roberto Menescal special guest: Chris Delanno) full track	68
6	Previsão (feat. Adriana Calcanhoto) full track	67
7	Samba da minha terra (feat. Zuco 103) full track	64
8	Onde Anda Meu Amor (special guest: Orlan Divo & Chris Delanno) full track	61
9	Feitinha pro poeta (feat. Roberto Menescal) full track	56
9	Essa Meca Ta Diferente (feat. Simoninha) full track	56
11	Bonita (feat. Roberto Menescal) full track	54
12	Surfboard full track	52
13	Aguas de Março (special guest: Chris Delanno) full track	51
14	Samba Da Minha Terra	33
15	Beats For DJs full track	28

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baratatonta wrote:
last month

the band is just cool although nothing here is original and calcanhoto's voice is just very boring...she should be singing in a kinder garden class.... I hate that approach...nhe nhe nhe

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millagodinho wrote:
April 2008

Amo!!

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starkafka wrote:
March 2008

Uma Batida Diferente. WOW. this is.. Grreat! :)

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SHOPELANA wrote:
October 2007

MUCHO MUCHO !!!!!!!!!!!!

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Bobrm2k3 wrote:
October 2007

Its so good! I need more.

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petitejazz wrote:
April 2007

my ears wont stop listening for bossacucanova.

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trance wrote:
March 2007

Woo new Bossa Nova ownz!!

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