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Bossa Nova

Genre family
Latin
ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE

Meet Bossa Nova

Bossa Nova is a branch of the Latin family, with its own performance and recording traditions.

The clearest way to understand Bossa Nova is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.

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Its place in the genre family

Parent genreLatin
Current genreBossa Nova
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2010s · North America · Bossa Nova

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