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Music CD - Bossa Cuca Nova: Bossa Cuca Nova: Revisited Classics
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Music CD: Bossa Cuca Nova: Revisited Classics
Artist: Bossa Cuca Nova
List Price: $16.98
Our Price: $11.63
Your Save: $ 5.35 ( 32% )
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Manufacturer: Six Degrees
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1. Maria Moita - Carlos Lyra
2. Meditacao - Wanda Sa
3. Vai De Vez - Astrid
4. Berimbau - Os Cariocas
5. Influencia Do Jazz - Carlos Lyra
6. Se Todos Fossem - Cris Delanno
7. So Danco Samba - Os Cariocas
8. Samba De Uma Nota So - Claudia Telles
9. Consolacao - Sylvio Cesar
10. O Barquinho - Roberto Menescal
11. Vai De Vez (Original Version) - Astrid
12. Meditacao (Original Version) - Wanda Sa
13. Beats For DJs - Alexandre Moreira
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0657036101029
Label: Six Degrees
Manufacturer: Six Degrees
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Six Degrees
Release Date: 1999-04-27
Studio: Six Degrees
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: bacana!
Comment: 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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Summary: Great Re-hash of the orginals.
Comment: 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.
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Summary: Excellent Nu World Bossa Nova...
Comment: I love how these three DJs modernize Bossa Nova by adding new beats... My favorite track is "Maria Moita" and I love the vocals on mostly all tracks... I definitely recommend any nu world dj pick this cd up... It's guaranteed to be a hit - Savannah Skye...
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Summary: Kind of misses the point...
Comment: 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.
Customer Rating:
Summary: A Surprisingly Great CD!
Comment: This is really my Dad's CD, but I burned a copy of it for myself. I'm 16, but I really enjoy this CD (call me crazy!) We first heard it when my Godmother played it on one of our annual sojourns to the magnificent Bass Lake. It's a really fun collection of jazzy hits. This is a really good CD! I love it! Even though I can't understand any of the words, I still love it. My favorite song is Track 2, "Vai De Vez". This CD was really hard for us to track down, because we kept seeing CD's that we thought were this, but turned out not to be. This is a must-have for any CD collection. It's awesome, even for the younger generation, like mine. Enjoy!!!
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Editorial Reviews:
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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 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
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