rio music cd

Bossa nova is one of the most popular musical genres in the world. Songs such as â??The Girl from Ipanemaâ? (the fifth most frequently played song in the world), â??The Waters of March,â? and â??Desafinadoâ? are known around the world. Bossa Novaâ??a number-one bestseller when originally published in Brazil as Chega de saudadeâ??is a definitive history of this seductive music. Based on extensive interviews with Antonio Carlos Jobim, João Gilberto, and all the major musicians and their friends, Bossa Nova explains how a handful of Rio de Janeiro teenagers changed the face of popular culture around the world. Now, in this outstanding translation, the full flavor of Ruy Castroâ??s wisecracking, chatty Portuguese comes through in a feast of detail. Along the way he introduces a cast of unforgettable characters who turned Gilbertoâ??s singular vision into the sound of a generation.