a dance-oriented trio led by an ex-metalhead, performed their song “I Know” on the South Korean network MBC. Not only did the group’s original blend of Korean ballad melodies with New Jack Swing, rap, and dance music shock the general public, but their dancing and aesthetic, heavily ...
Bossa Nova emerged as a calmer, softer form of the danceable samba, popular during Brazil’s annual Lenten carnival. Vocalist João Gilberto began experimenting with jazz sounds with his guitar in the late 1950s, a period of cultural effervescence. Bossa Nova (loosely translated as “new trend...
was usually accompanied by dance — the same type of dance we are familiar with today. As so often happened with unfamiliar traditions, European settlers in Brazil originally found the music and dance to be lascivious and sinful, but this perception led, in part, to the wider popularity of t...
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Rio Carnival is rooted in the fabric of Brazilian tradition. Discover the history of the biggest party in the world, where you need to stand out to fit in. “As she moves, she's like a samba that swings so cool and sways so gentle.” So goes the fabled bossa nova tune, “The Gir...
New rhythms and grooves: R&B creators began to experiment with new rhythms. This included global influences from Africa, including Afro-Latin rhythms such as bossa nova from the Caribbean and Latin America. Electric guitar ascension: The electric guitar emerged as a staple of R&B music, allowin...
In the mid-2000s, Cyworld, an early internet social media platform similar to MySpace, became all the rage in Korea. Supplying the background music for many homepages was Clazziquai, an indie rock band that brought bossa nova cosmopolitanism from Shibuya to Seoul with their debut album,Instant...
introduced the bossa nova to North Americans. It also reached No. 1 on the Billboard pop albums chart and produced the hit single, "Desafinado." Several other bossa nova albums followed, including 1964's "Getz-Gilberto," featuring the Brazilian husband-and-wife team of Joao and Astrud Gilber...
Bossa Nova Clave - New style of samba - featured laid-back singing style - increased textural complexity - distinctive rhythmic pattern - Principal instrument was guitar Bossa Nova Movement - originated in Rio de Janerio Brazil in late 1950s ...
Though she didn’t take home an award in 2003, Mexican singer/songwriter Natalia Lafourcade left her mark with her imaginative and funky breakout single, "En el 2000." The accompanying album, her self-titled debut, gained critical acclaim for its combin...