Bossa Nova

Bossa nova, a Brazilian offshoot of samba, originated in the late 1950s. It became highly successful in the United States and numerous other countries as it was embraced by jazz and popular musicians, while shaping future music trends within Brazil.

Etymology

The Oxford English Dictionary translates the bossa in the ...

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