Track Listings (13) - Disc #1| All Artists: Bossa Cuca Nova Title: Bossa Cuca Nova: Revisited Classics Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 1 Label: Six Degrees Original Release Date: 4/27/1999 Release Date: 4/27/1999 Genres: International Music, Jazz, Pop, Latin Music Styles: South & Central America, Brazil, Acid Jazz, Latin Jazz Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 657036101029 |
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Revisited Classics captures three young DJs from Rio reassembling Brazilian classics with modern hip-hop rhythms and DJ sampling for an effective melding of the sensual past with the in-your-face present. What's refreshing... more »     |
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Amazon.com essential recording Revisited Classics captures three young DJs from Rio reassembling Brazilian classics with modern hip-hop rhythms and DJ sampling for an effective melding of the sensual past with the in-your-face present. What's refreshing about this album is the three mixmasters' expertise in highlighting the luscious jazzy essence of the bossa nova while bringing in DJ dance attitude without impairing either genre. Take Wanda Sâ's "Meditaçâo": distorted guitar à la Black Sabbath engraves the melodies, but the clips are restrained enough to allow the soft, tinkling piano lines to work their luminous, exotic magic. Similarly, the fat beats on "Influencia do Jazz" bring a sumptuous groove to Carlos Lyra's airy, high voice, recalling US 3 without the pretense. The respect these artists have for their bossa nova elders is apparent--the jacket's littered with 1960s photos of bossa nova artists and a couple of original versions relax at album's end, right about the time you realize this new Brazilian generation knows how to pay an extraordinarily tasteful tribute to the past while reinventing the present. --Karen Karleski Similar CDs
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CD ReviewsKind of misses the point... Joe Sixpack -- Slipcue.com | ...in Middle America | 01/09/2003 (3 out of 5 stars) "I can't say I cared much for this album, though I have friends who think it's the bee's knees. Basically, this is a set of gentle bossa nova oldies (the original versions) with loud "funky drummer" snare drum tracks crudely laid down on top of them. Since the whole point of bossa nova was its gorgeous subtlety --especially in the rhythm -- these "remixes" seem rather self-defeating. To the credit of the producers, several tracks are lesser-known compositions, so they get points for going off the beaten track. Anyway, as I mentioned, I know folks who liked this record, so although I think this is all horribly, horribly wrong, I'm sure other folks will have a much different response." Great Re-hash of the orginals. Michael Quick | New York | 06/12/2005 (5 out of 5 stars) "BossaCucaNova is a great new DJ sound obviously aimed at the new generations of Brazilian music fans who are yerning for more than "just" the gold era "MPB" classics they grew up on. This album symbolizes that fusion of DJ sounds and personal new takes on old classics. The only downside to this album is that purists will cringe at it and new listeners who haven't heard the orginals may in some cases lose something in the lack of musical translation. But after all, I think I have 3 favorite MPB takes of Berimbau, and I welcome a this new twist! Another good exmple of this would be "A twist of Jobim" albeit a different sound than this, but it's easily considered a great album." Bacana! anonymous | CA | 08/11/2006 (5 out of 5 stars) "Danceable, fun, creative -- if you're not in a good mood when you start listening to this, you will be by the end of the album. Contagious beat & full of joy for life."
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