Bossa Nova - A Short History

Bossa nova started on the beaches of Rio de Janeiro in the late 50s. The principal figures in its creation were João Gilberto, Antonio Carlos Jobim (aka Tom Jobim), and Vinìcius de Moraes...

Philip

[PhilipJacksonMusic]

Playing bossa nova on guitar is what inspired me to make this little documentary. I dug deep into the history to piece it together because I really wanted to know. But I was so excited that I forgot to do one thing: Pronounce the some of the names correctly! Some of my Portuguese is off and I apologize. Maybe one day soon I will make a Part 2 that covers more areas of bossa nova and where I will also correct my bad pronunciations. Thanks for watching and for all your comments!

[feuernymphe]

My mind is often turbulent and twitchy and I found Bossa Nova to calm me down and to pull the right strings in my head. It's literally medicine to my soul. Thank you so much for this well done video! :)

[blinddig]

Getz/Gilberto is possibly the greatest record that ever came out of brazil.
It's one of my favorites of all time, top 5 even.

[StarCastersUniverse]

I’ve always had a fondness for bossa nova but i never got into it till recently and this helped me understand more of the history. 10/10

[willgrowdon]

This was the relaxing and informative history lesson I needed at 4:30 in the morning

[josephduku]

Ultimately I lay back in my home or on the terrace here in rural Sumatra and listen to Bossa Nova, picturing 1950-60-70s coastal Brazil. Just the good life. It does soothe and set me back in a vibe I mean to be in. Hard to describe it all, but it's the life.

[johnnicholls]

Wow, thanks so much.

I am studying and performing this style of Brazilian music in my Bachelor of Contemporary Music degree at the Australian Institute of Music in Sydney.

You have given me some valuable information and understanding.

[jimmylee]

The world has to be grateful to Brazilian musicians (like Gilberto, Jobim, Bonfa etc) for Bossa Nova music which I had listened to since 1960. The rhythm of bossa nova is bouncy yet soothing. My favourite Brazilian songs are: Manha de Carnaval fro the play Black Orpheus, Meditation, Corcovado, One Note Samba etc. I find bossa nova music very soothing.

[sccricket]

This is an amazing video Phillip, Rob directed me to your channel and I look forward to your next video. Brazil is one of my favorite places in the world. Christ the Redeemer is my favorite monument next to Machu Picchu in Peru.

[geooorgie]

I swear I thought bossa nova was just the name of a song I liked. Finding out it was a whole genre of music was like finding a dragons gold horde

[옹이뉴키]

Yes, Bossa Nova is definitely a beautiful music genre, and that's why it has successfully influenced various music styles worldwide. I mean, who wouldn't love Bossa Nova and its musical legends?😍

[scottybaby]

Just Beautiful. Thank you so much for your contributions to this wonderful art form.

[uzumaki]

Im here from the doors.. Feels good to study thoroughly the genre

[jaredl]

Thank you, Im incredibly interested in the music that came right after this in the Tropicala movement during the 60s. Trying to work backwards and map the history of music in Brazil. Need more videos like this lol

[chickpea]

loved your video!! i am just getting into bossa nova. id like to sing bossa nova one day for a crowd of 6. until then, my shower will do. much love to you

[yahyaschannel]

Nice video :) I would recommend you the works of Jorge bem Jor he's my favorite when it comes to Bossa nova, although he would eventually move to much more experimental music (check out his song "Charles Anjo 45" to see what I mean), his first album is a Bossa nova classic.

[darikotut]

Thank you! Such an amazing short summary of this genre

[kauanfariass]

A bossa nova, minha paixão, calor do meu país. João Gilberto de minha Bahia do meu Brasil. Viva a Bossa Nova, viva a brasilidade.

[hart]

wonderful video: some history and just the right amount of music theory with calming narration similar to a wes anderson movie: thank you so much.

[thedude]

Love it, great video! Love bossa nova.