Bossa nova bossa nova was eclipsed by Música popular brasileira, a musical genre that appeared around the mid-1960s, featuring lyrics that were more politically charged, referring explicitly to working class struggle. Bossa nova Bossa nova is a style of Brazilian music, which was developed and popularized in the 1950s and 1960s and is today one of the best-known Brazilian music styles abroad. The phrase "bossa nova" means literally "new trend" or "new wave" (). A lyrical fusion of samba and jazz, bossa nova acquired a large following in the 1960s, initially among young musicians and college students. In Brazil, the word "bossa"
Bossa Nova 2001 in USA" (1994) and "The Sound of Music by Pizzicato Five" (1995). Bossa Nova 2001 Bossa Nova 2001 is the seventh studio album by Japanese pop band Pizzicato Five. It was released on June 1, 1993 by the Nippon Columbia imprint Triad. Following the house music-oriented "Sweet Pizzicato Five" the previous year, "Bossa Nova 2001" signalled a return to the group's 1960s and 1970s-influenced pop style, mixed with elements of alternative dance. "Bossa Nova 2001" is the last album to feature Keitarō Takanami on guitars, as he quit the group shortly before the release of their follow-up album "Overdose". Several