NYC (NRahav@ixl.com)
Fri, 21 May 1999 11:21:09 -0400
Bossa nova is brazilian music, the most classic example is of course "Girl
from Ipanema"; it's a fusion of portuguese, indigenous south american ,
african, and American styles. It was a hot item in the late 50's - early
60's in the US, and there is a huge volume of American music that came out
at that time that was flipping that style - a lot of jazz/lounge records -
most notable probably Stan Getz, A.c. Jobim, Quincy Jones, Gene Ammons,
Cannonball Adderly, Astrud Gilberto....
The music has had many resurgences since, just look at the soundtrack for
Austin Powers and you will see a song from Quincy Jones's Bossa Nova record.
.·´¯`·.¸¸.N·a·t.¸
-----Original Message-----
From: BAO [mailto:tunde@arches.uga.edu]
Sent: Friday, May 21, 1999 10:27 AM
To: Rahav, Nathaniel (NYC)
Cc: 'Elson Trinidad'; 'Jason C. Heikenfeld'; 'derf beerson'; 'Acid Jazz'
Subject: RE: Dru hill jungle?
what is bossa nova?
On Thu, 20 May 1999, Rahav, Nathaniel (NYC) wrote:
>
> There are many internationally originating genres that hit big in the US:
> - Reggae
> - Punk
> - Bossa Nova
>
> whether or not Drum & Bass is the next thing, who the fuck knows...
>
> It's inevitable that styles fuse & new things emerge. It may not exactly
be
> jungle or R&B but dont worry, someone'll slap a tag on to it!
>
> lovely weather in NYC today, btw
>
> .·´¯`·.¸¸.N·a·t.¸
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BAO [mailto:tunde@arches.uga.edu]
> Sent: Thursday, May 20, 1999 3:02 PM
> To: Elson Trinidad
> Cc: Jason C. Heikenfeld; derf beerson; Acid Jazz
> Subject: Re: Dru hill jungle?
>
>
>
> I dont know though, this might be a bit different. Maybe if you can tell
> me some international music genres that hit big in the US then I may
> believe. It seems like the fact that jungle didnt start in america is part
> of the reason why it isnt so big. But i shouldnt be so pessimistic u never
> really know.
>
>
> On Thu, 20 May 1999, Elson Trinidad wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > BAO wrote:
> > >
> > > Its cool, but I dont think jungle will ever really pick up among R&B
> > > fans, or evn america as a whole (even though its in all the
comercials,
> > > its still not mainstream). There have been too many trys in the R&B
> area,
> > > I thought that kenny latttimore song was preparingpeople, and a couple
> of
> > > rappers have adopted it for one or 2 songs, but it still isnt as
popular
> > > as it should be. wqhat can we do?
> >
> > It'll happen. Back in the early 80s, no one thought hip-hop would be
> > big, people though it would die just as soon as breakdancing ent out of
> > fashion, but we all know what happened...
> >
> > Don't worry, people will see that calendar on the wall that reads "2000"
> > and will be pressured to do something more "futuristic." It's gonna
> > happen.
> >
> >
> - 30 -
> >
> > :. elson trinidad, los angeles, california, usa
> > :. elson@westworld.com
> > :. www.westworld.com/~elson
> >
> > "funny how frustration breeds desire" - meja
> >
>
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