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, Saxophone, Accordion, 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
Top New bossa nova Songs of 2024
Guerreiro Coração - O Melhor De Emílio Santiago
1998
A Bossa de Cauby Peixoto
2015
Multishow Ao Vivo Caetano e Maria Gadú
2011
A Arte De Vinícius De Moraes
1976
Toquinho & Vinicius Sem Limite
2001
A volta de Secos & Molhados
1973
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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
43
164294
2
57
495130
3
51
177373
4
52
405491
5
54
376187
6
44
281322
7
42
54263
8
50
125556
9
52
614806
10
47
332056
11
58
661807
12
43
267158
13
48
357081
14
58
530284
15
51
422302
16
47
226339
17
48
118324
18
55
315676
19
43
156816
20
37
152426
21
48
333461
22
51
439840
23
50
362074
24
48
54730
25
42
71804
26
40
80540
27
45
271018
28
43
72133
29
42
147042
30
38
203188
31
40
78461
32
39
297251
33
63
1269140
34
36
85884
35
36
98846
36
64
976621
37
62
1343303
38
62
859743
39
61
462513
40
56
452167
41
58
755665
42
52
456591
43
52
356116
44
59
921192
45
51
275680
46
53
385458
47
53
656026
48
45
297188
49
39
69840
50
52
430134
51
51
80851
52
50
64036
53
41
91601
54
69
702440
55
64
610003
56
67
2216894
57
37
80306
58
41
50603
59
41
49379
60
62
1330526
61
60
778247
62
64
1183147
63
61
192351
64
44
312327
65
58
961719
66
57
1020955
67
52
341290
68
47
151204
69
46
281378
70
51
81427
71
44
68092
72
38
114336
73
36
35787
74
56
100133
75
41
28096
76
43
38290
77
36
38038
78
62
272646
79
50
39565
80
65
433998
81
39
106844
82
56
315080
83
53
112725
84
47
106174
85
40
50145
86
50
31003
87
37
34248
88
46
27779
89
48
133604
90
42
15533
91
39
48420
92
47
4408
93
41
9383
94
37
56605
95
43
8450
96
42
2233
97
41
12041
98
40
24523
99
39
60939
100
36
11302
bossa nova playlist created by Chosic
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