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+ | As the name evidently implies, [[Bossa de Novo]] - founded in [[established::2005]] - is moving within the legacy of Brazilian musical expression, the bossa nova. Albeit faithful to its standards, they do import some local elements like Slovenian poems, various popular songs and also a specific sound, that stems from their use of accordion. Singing in Portuguese, French, Italian, Slovene and Serbo-Croatian language, the band leader [[Primož Vitez]] makes all of these languages an equally fitting media for the soft and sensual bossa nova vocalization. | ||
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+ | Other members of the band are Drago Ivanuša (accordion), Aljoša Kosor (guitar), Marko Gregoričič (double bass) and Mitja Vrhovnik Smrekar (percussion). Till now, they have released two albums. The first one, released by [[Goga Music]] in 2006, is called ''Vivo!'', while the second, which came out in 2009, was published by DruGod and titled ''Nova'' [New]. Among a number of concerts, they played on the stages of [[Druga Godba Festival]], [[Kamfest]], [[Festival Carniola]] and [[Cankarjev dom]]. | ||
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+ | When [[Primož Vitez]] traveled to Brazil in 2003, he almost unintentionally recorded a series of songs with the guitarist Willians Pereiro. He named the songs Bossa de novo and brought the recordings home as a gift for his close ones. Finding a strong affinity for bosa nova, he sporadically collaborated with [[Fake Orchestra]], contributing his musical sensibilities to their colourful collage of world musics. With time, he felt the need to plunge more fully into the genre, so he founded Bossa de Novo. | ||
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+ | A recording of their song Selma, which is a reworking of a yugo-rock classic by Bijelo Dugme. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://www.bossadenovo.com/ Bossa de Novo website] (in Slovenian) | * [http://www.bossadenovo.com/ Bossa de Novo website] (in Slovenian) |
Revision as of 15:03, 20 December 2011
Other members of the band are Drago Ivanuša (accordion), Aljoša Kosor (guitar), Marko Gregoričič (double bass) and Mitja Vrhovnik Smrekar (percussion). Till now, they have released two albums. The first one, released by Goga Music in 2006, is called Vivo!, while the second, which came out in 2009, was published by DruGod and titled Nova [New]. Among a number of concerts, they played on the stages of Druga Godba Festival, Kamfest, Festival Carniola and Cankarjev dom.
Background
When Primož Vitez traveled to Brazil in 2003, he almost unintentionally recorded a series of songs with the guitarist Willians Pereiro. He named the songs Bossa de novo and brought the recordings home as a gift for his close ones. Finding a strong affinity for bosa nova, he sporadically collaborated with Fake Orchestra, contributing his musical sensibilities to their colourful collage of world musics. With time, he felt the need to plunge more fully into the genre, so he founded Bossa de Novo.
A recording of their song Selma, which is a reworking of a yugo-rock classic by Bijelo Dugme.
External links
- Bossa de Novo website (in Slovenian)