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
Solome Bossa Solome Bossa Solome Balungi Bossa, also (Solomy Balungi Bossa), (born 14 April 1956), is a Ugandan judge on the International Criminal Court (ICC). Immediately prior to her election to the ICC, she was a member of the Court of Appeal of Uganda, which also doubles as the Constitutional Court, in the Judiciary of Uganda. She was elected to her current position on 5 December 2017. She was sworn in on the court on Friday 9 March 2018. She was born in Nsambya Hospital, in Uganda's capital city of Kampala, on 14 April 1956. Her father, Stanley Walusimbi Ssesanga, was a