Bossacucanova is a

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al group. The group combines traditional

bossa nova Bossa nova () is a style of samba developed in the late 1950s and early 1960s in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is mainly characterized by a "different beat" that altered the harmonies with the introduction of unconventional chords and an innovativ ...

with

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. The group is most notable for having been nominated for a

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award in 2002 for Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album for their album ''Brasilidade''. Among the group's permanent members is Márcio Menescal, son of bossa nova pioneer

Roberto Menescal Roberto Menescal (born October 25, 1937) is a Brazilian composer, record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and pioneer of bossa nova. In many of his songs there are references to the sea, including his best-known composition "O Barquinho" ("Little Bo ...

, who appeared on the ''Brasilidade'' album, DJ Marcelinho DaLua and the record producer and sound engineer Alex Moreira. On stage the group has special guests, female singer

Cris Delanno Cris is a familiar form of the names Christopher, Cristian, Chris, Cristina. Cris may also refer to: Places * Criș, the Romanian name for the river Körös in Hungary * Criș (Târnava Mare), a tributary of the Târnava Mare in Mureș County, R ...

, guitarist Flávio Mendes, saxophone player Rodrigo Sha and percussionist Dado Brother.

Discography

* 1998 ''Revisited Classics'' * 2001 ''Brasilidade'' with Roberto Menescal * 2004 ''Uma Batida Diferente'' * 2005 ''Ipanema Lounge'' * 2009 ''Ao Vivo'' * 2012 ''Nossa Onda É Essa!'' * 2014 ''Our Kind of Bossa'' * 2019 ''Bossa Got the Blues'' with Roberto Menescal

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* Bossa nova musicians Drum and bass music groups Musical groups established in 1999 1999 establishments in Brazil Six Degrees Records artists {{Brazil-band-stub