Bossa nova is a Brazilian music genre that emerged in the late 1950s and early 1960s. It is characterized by its smooth, laid-back rhythms and melodies, often featuring acoustic guitars and soft percussion. The genre gained popularity worldwide in the 1960s and has since become a staple of Brazilian music. Its lyrics often focus on love, nature, and the beauty of Brazil.
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Guitar, Piano, Accordion, Saxophone, Drum Kit, Trumpet, Trombone, Clarinet, Double Bass, Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals, Keyboard/Piano, Synthesizer, Horn Section, Violin, Cello, Flute, Oboe, French Horn
Popular bossa nova Songs
Guerreiro Coração - O Melhor De Emílio Santiago
1998
A Arte De Vinícius De Moraes
1976
A Bossa de Cauby Peixoto
2015
Multishow Ao Vivo Caetano e Maria Gadú
2011
Toquinho & Vinicius Sem Limite
2001
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List of bossa nova artists
Here is a list of bossa nova artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the bossa nova genre. You can find out what bossa nova genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.
# name popularity followers
1
57
491121
2
43
163463
3
52
402217
4
50
176150
5
53
372470
6
43
280123
7
42
53834
8
50
124846
9
52
610240
10
47
329840
11
58
654858
12
42
264457
13
47
225037
14
58
526659
15
47
354966
16
50
418493
17
47
116581
18
54
312233
19
43
155751
20
37
151101
21
52
648682
22
47
331255
23
51
437744
24
50
359076
25
47
54017
26
41
71357
27
39
79915
28
44
268708
29
42
71213
30
38
201738
31
41
145933
32
40
77841
33
63
1259910
34
39
294605
35
36
98290
36
35
85215
37
63
964049
38
61
1331511
39
61
845103
40
61
459221
41
56
447959
42
58
752511
43
52
454096
44
52
354704
45
58
911116
46
50
274744
47
52
382309
48
44
294523
49
52
426611
50
38
69000
51
50
80321
52
49
62826
53
68
692837
54
40
90670
55
36
58960
56
63
605019
57
66
2199429
58
36
79756
59
40
50344
60
40
49037
61
61
1314321
62
59
772458
63
62
1162934
64
60
189984
65
44
309410
66
57
953964
67
56
1014136
68
48
196249
69
51
339320
70
46
280014
71
46
149717
72
37
113699
73
55
98908
74
40
27883
75
43
37974
76
61
269383
77
65
428544
78
48
38265
79
51
80838
80
38
105573
81
55
308712
82
47
105669
83
43
67579
84
51
111060
85
40
49694
86
36
33987
87
49
30379
88
45
27626
89
48
132859
90
41
15409
91
39
48062
92
47
4386
93
40
9237
94
36
56204
95
41
8262
96
41
2209
97
40
11942
98
39
24423
99
39
60643
100
35
11238
bossa nova playlist created by Chosic
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