Sentence examples for conventions of bossa from inspiring English sources
He's a seasoned songwriter, whose originals slyly tweak the conventions of bossa nova and Rio pop.
The man who did most to define the look of bossa nova was Cesar Villela.
Ruy Castro's authoritative history of bossa nova was published here in 2000 as "Bossa Nova: The Story of the Brazilian Music That Seduced the World".
He places his messages amid the lilt of Haitian compas and touches of bossa nova.
"Every other bossa nova record company copied this style, quite clearly, so across the whole of bossa nova there are so many covers that are black, white and red.
The Romance of Bossa Nova and Latin Jazz, with Catarina dos Santos, vocalist; Chuck Mymit, pianist; and Demetrius Spaneas, saxophonist.
The music provides an aptly postmodern soundtrack, bouncing between the likes of bossa nova and Bowie.
"Nurturing prejudice was not a healthy thing," Mr. Caetano said recently of bossa nova.
Mr. Hampton's trombone is ideally suited to the gentle stirrings of bossa nova.
She learned the airborne understatement of bossa nova and Brazilian pop.
But it's his song lyrics that are the essence of bossa nova.
