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    Bossa nova (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈbɔsɐ ˈnɔvɐ] ) is a relaxed style of samba developed in the late 1950s and early 1960s in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil...
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  • Look up bossa nova in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bossa nova is a style of music. Bossa Nova or Bossanova may also refer to: Bossa Nova (dance),...
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  • Bossa Ticaret ve Sanayi Isletmeleri T.A.S. is a Turkish textile corporation. Bossa's shares are listed on Borsa Istanbul since 1995. 88% of the total amount...
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  • "Blue Bossa" is a jazz standard by Kenny Dorham. Blue Bossa may also refer to: Blue Bossa (New York Unit album), 1990 Blue Bossa (McCoy Tyner album), 1991...
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  • Bossa Studios Limited is a British video game developer based in London. It is known for its comedic, physics-based games Surgeon Simulator and I Am Bread...
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  • Cannonball's Bossa Nova is a 1962 album by jazz musician Julian "Cannonball" Adderley. First released on Riverside in 1963, the album was reissued on...
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    Sérgio Mendes (category Bossa nova pianists)
    by his band Brasil '66. He released 35 albums and was known for playing bossa nova, often mixed with funk. He was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original...
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  • Bossa nova, nova bossa is the first album recorded by the Brazilian pianist and composer Manfredo Fest. Released on LP in 1963, this work counts on the...
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  • Look up bossa in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Bossa may refer to: Bossa nova, a genre of music originating from Brazil, similar to a mix of samba...
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  • "Blame It on the Bossa Nova" is a song written by Cynthia Weil (lyrics) and Barry Mann which was a 1963 hit single for Eydie Gormé, reaching number 7...
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  • Big Band Bossa Nova may refer to: Big Band Bossa Nova (Quincy Jones album), 1962 Big Band Bossa Nova (Stan Getz album), 1962 Big Band Bossa Nova (Enoch...
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    João Gilberto (category Bossa nova singers)
    pioneer of the musical genre of bossa nova in the late 1950s. Around the world, he was often called the "father of bossa nova"; in his native Brazil, he...
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  • Café Bossa is the debut album by Filipino bossa nova singer Sitti. It was released on January 25, 2006 by Warner Music Philippines. The album spawned four...
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  • "Soul Bossa Nova" is a popular instrumental, composed and first performed by American musician Quincy Jones. It appeared on his 1962 Big Band Bossa Nova...
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    Influenced by João Gilberto and Antônio Carlos Jobim, he also helped popularize bossa nova in the United States with the hit 1964 single "The Girl from Ipanema"...
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  • Bossa Antigua is an album recorded by American jazz saxophonist Paul Desmond featuring performances recorded in 1964 which were released on the RCA Victor...
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  • Bossa Nova is a 2000 Brazilian-American romantic comedy film directed by Bruno Barreto. It deals with several interwoven stories about people finding...
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  • Bossa" is an instrumental jazz composition by Kenny Dorham. It was introduced on Joe Henderson's 1963 album Page One. A blend of hard bop and bossa nova...
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    Platja d'en Bossa (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈpladʒə ðəm ˈbosə]; Spanish: Playa d'en Bossa) is a major holiday resort on the Spanish island of Ibiza primarily...
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    classical, Middle Eastern music, hip hop and Brazilian music, including bossa nova. Thievery Corporation was formed in the summer of 1995 at Washington...
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  • Bossa Nova Hotel is the 1983 debut album of rock singer/guitarist Michael Sembello. The album was a continuation of the work that Sembello began with...
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    In 1962, Joe Harnell arranged and recorded an instrumental version in a bossa nova style. It was released as a single in late 1962. Harnell's version...
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    Exploring the Scene! with Shelly Manne, Ray Brown (Contemporary, 1960) Bossa Nova Plus Big Band (Reprise, 1961) El Tigre with Harold Land (Charlie Parker...
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    Gracinha Leporace (category Bossa nova singers)
    vocalist. Along with her work with Mendes, she was a member of the Bossa Nova group Bossa Rio in the early 1970s.[citation needed] Leporace has two sons with...
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  • a new style of music called bossa nova evolved in the late 1950s. Based on the Brazilian samba as well as jazz, bossa nova was championed by João Gilberto...
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    Antônio Carlos Jobim (category Bossa nova guitarists)
    jazz in the 1960s to create Bossa nova, with worldwide success. As a result, he is regarded as one of the fathers of bossa nova. Jobim was a primary force...
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  • 'Billie Bossa Nova'". Far Out Magazine. Archived from the original on January 24, 2022. Retrieved January 24, 2022. Billie Eilish - Billie Bossa Nova (Live...
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    Astrud Gilberto (category Bossa nova singers)
    Evangelina Weinert; March 29, 1940 – June 5, 2023) was a Brazilian samba and bossa nova singer and songwriter. She gained international attention in the mid-1960s...
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  • Bossa Nova 2001 (ボサ・ノヴァ2001) is the seventh studio album by Japanese pop band Pizzicato Five. It was released on June 1, 1993 by the Nippon Columbia imprint...
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  • Father of Bossa Nova is an epithet held by several pioneers of bossa nova. It may refer to: João Gilberto (1931–2019), Brazilian musician Johnny Alf (1929–2010)...
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