The first time I listened to it at a music store at SM, I fell in love with the music. It was a kind that you would get entranced. So I got my first bossa nova album at only P150 - The Bossa Nova Experience, and then bought again the second album - Another Bossa Nova Experience, which I like better than the first because of the familiar songs in it. Here's an excerpt from the albums about the bossa music genre:
bossa nova, n.
- A style of popular Brazilian music derived from the samba but with more melodic and harmonic complexity and less emphasis on percussion.
- A lively Brazilian dance that is similar to the samba.
[Portuguese: bossa, trend + nova, new]
It was in the late 1950s during a period of political change and economical growth when the Bossa Nova sound first came to life. Off the beachside districts, Copacabana and Ipanema, in Riod de Janeiro where middle-class students/musicians invented this style of Brazilian music which could be translated as the 'new beat' or the 'new way'…
If you want to read more about it, you can visit this page . It will tell you more. The list below consists of the songs from the albums I fell in love with:
A Bossa Nova Experience
1. A Certain Sadness
2. One Note Samba
3. Call me
4. The Trouble with Hello is Goodbye
5. The Shadow of Your Smile
6. I Wish You Love
7. Fly Me to the Moon
8. Night and Day
9. Shaker Song
10. Love City
11. Hey Look at the Sun
12. Here’s that Rainy Day
13. Day by Day
14. Like a Lover
15. Meditation
16. Where is the Love
17. Put a Little Love Away
18. Wave
Another Bossa Nova Experience
1. So Nice
2. If
3. Waters of March
4. Terminal
5. Traces
6. Walk on By
7. Don’t Worry ‘Bout a Thing
8. So Many Stars
9. It Takes Too Long
10. Love is Stronger Far Than We
11. Killing Me Softly with His Song
12. Can’t Take My Eyes Off You
13. Didn’t We
14. Don’t Know Why
15. If I Ever Loose This Heaven
The songs were sung by Isabella Ortega. Believe me, her voice is truly enigmatic. The rendition of the classical songs will take you to another dimension, very good for meditation or bringing yourself off to sleep or relaxation with a lullaby.
I am not really a fan of classical music but this bossa nova gave something to the old classical tunes that I could not resist. It was like adding a little MSG while cooking food and presto, an enhanced delicious foodstuff. Forgive me if there is fallacy in my statement, but this is what I think is the easiest way to compare the joy of listening to the bossa nova music.
It's a very sensuous beat. but I have yet to catch the bug.
ReplyDeleteguess not everybody's into it currently, but they'll soon be if they give it a chance :-)
ReplyDeleteWelcome to the fold Bingskee! The pioneers, Antonio Carlos Jobim, the Gilbertos, Astrud and Joao, Sergio Mendes, I thank them for all the music that brought many lovely nights in my lovelife:-)
ReplyDeleteah, bossa nova really can induce the love feeling, noypetes. perfect. :-)
ReplyDeleteHi Bingskee :)
ReplyDeleteSitti (I don't know if you know her, she's a Filipina) has her own Bossa Nova album. It's also good :)
Dunno if you've read it, but I've also blogged about my love for Bossa Nova music last year, especially with the voice of Astrud Gilberto. Try looking for her albums, especially the ones recorded during the mid-60's... :-)
ReplyDeleteBTW, a lot of the songs in the album you bought have actually been sung by Gilberto, "bossa" style, as early as the 60's.
yea, i know her, verns. she's talented. has a very good voice.
ReplyDeletei hadnt read it, single. will be looking for it. thanks :-)
THese songs are all great easy listening music indeed. Play it in the quiet of the evening - great background music when entertaining friends at dinner. Bossa nova reminds me of the music of Sergio Mendez and Astrud Gilberto - such great artists. Their music is timeless art :)
ReplyDeleteHave you heard the song Prinsesa which was revived by 6cycle mind in a Bossa Nova style... The song is an original of "TEETH" the same band who sang "laklak".
ReplyDeleteOh yes! I love Sergio Mendez and the Gilbertos! Bossa nova is so sexy! So cool! There's a cuban band here... they play a lot of bossa nova... really great relaxing music.
ReplyDeletei agree, bw. this genre is timeless. will look for the astrud gilberto cd. :-)
ReplyDelete6cyclemind doing bossa nova, mon?
that's the other word - SEXY. exact description, toe.
i like these albums too! i hope you already got your copy of "MORE BOSSA NOVA EXPERIENCE" too. :)
ReplyDeletehavent bought that yet, rowjie. havent you got a blog? would like to visit. :-)
ReplyDeleteget "more bossa nova experience", for me the best so far in the series. although i also liked bossa nova christmas. ΓΌ
ReplyDeletewould consider that, bany. thanks!
ReplyDeletei got a blog too po. hehe... :)
ReplyDeletegood to know, rowjie. havent got to comment. time constraint.. one day, will visit and share a thought. :-)
ReplyDeleteGuys, do u know where can i get the bossa nova version of "Prinsesa" and "Melt with You"? I'd like to have a copy of both.
ReplyDeletein the music store?? ;-)
ReplyDeleteI also love this genre.. I learned about this genre when I started hanging out in coffee shops. I also became excited when I learned soon that it was becoming famous among fellow Filipinos (the first local album I bought was that of Sitti's - I like her "Para sa Akin"; wait... have you heard of The Company's bossa nova album?)
ReplyDeleteI particularly love Waters of March that I try to download different versions. The song makes me happy.
What's with Bossa Nova? I agree with you that there's something romantic, sensual and yes, "SEXY" about it.
hi, zedka. bossa nova introduced me to a different version of the classics.
ReplyDeletesitti is an excellent bossa nova singer. saw her once in MTV - sexy as her songs are. i bet the company's version of the genre is superb.
i am not good at remembering song titles. i dont know if i had listened to Waters of March.
really sexy songs these bossa nova genre has. must be the tempo.
Isabella Ortega...anyone know what she looks like/have a pic?
ReplyDeleteCurious cuz I can't find any info at all on her...she's like an enigma....is she an actress in the Philippines?
Of all the Bossa Nova singers in the Philippines I've heard: her, Sitti, Sofia, Raffi, and Sabrina, I enjoy Isabella's voice the best....
Does she have any other CD's besides the 3 Bossa Nova Experience ones?
isabella ortega is not an actress in the Philippines, V. havent seen any photo. and i agree her voice is exemplary. i only have two of her cds.
ReplyDeleteIsabella rocks!
ReplyDelete(:
Which record company is she under?
ReplyDeleteshe truly rocks, kyels!
ReplyDeletei do not know, Lar. :-(
hi there ^___^ just passin by. I'm currently looking on the interenet who Isabella Ortega is. I just bought her CDs, The Bossa Nova Experience and Another Bossa Nova Experience.
ReplyDeletethis is my first bossa nova CDs too. I didn't pay any attention with bossa nova after I heard Sitti's versions. I'm not impressed much with her voice.
I'm much more a jazz lover... but when I heard Isabella's versions... it became more pleasing :)
anyway, just passin by :)
hi, tessa. thanks for passing by. isabella is a very good singer. :-)
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