Bossa nova the singing voice. Prior to bossa nova, Brazilian singers employed brassy, almost operatic styles. Now, the characteristic nasal vocal production of bossa nova is a peculiar trait of the caboclo folk tradition of northeastern Brazil. The lyrical themes found in bossa nova include women, love, longing, homesickness, nature. Bossa Nova was often apolitical. The musical lyrics of the late 1950s depicted the easy life of the middle to upper-class Brazilians, though the majority of the population was in the working class. However, in conjunction with political developments of the early 1960s (especially the 1964 military coup d'état), the popularity of
Blissa Nova Blissa Nova Blissa Nova is the second album by Swedish singer and songwriter Johan Christher Schütz, released in 2007. The title "Blissa Nova" is a play on the word "bliss" and the music style bossa nova. Recorded between 2005 and 2007, Blissa Nova is arranged and produced by Schütz. Apart from Schütz' own songs, it includes covers of five well-known Brazilian and Swedish standards, in Schütz own translations: "Tristeza" (Luiz Bonfá), "Eu Vim da Bahia" (Gilberto Gil), "Pra Que Chorar" (Vinicius de Moraes/Baden Powell), "Underbart är kort" (Povel Ramel) and "Den lilla bäcken" (Allan Edwall). Several of Sweden's best jazz