An alluring collection of contemporary Brazilian music from samba and bossa nova's New Wave

1 Quarteto Jobim-Morelenbaum  •  Eu e O Meu Amor/Lamento No Morro
2 Da Lata  •  Cores
3 Jairzinho Oliveira  •  Papo do Psicólogo
4 Jussara Silveira  •  Lá Vem a Baiana
5 Moreno Veloso  •  Deusa do Amor
6 Jorge Aragao  •  Preto, Cor Preta
7 Eliete Negreiros  •  Meu Mundo é Hoje
8 Paulinho Moska  •  Admiraçao
9 Rosa Passos  •  E Luxo So
10 Márcio Faraco  •  Feitiço Da Vila
11 Rita Ribeiro  •  Banho Cheiroso

Putumayo World Music proudly presents Samba Bossa Nova, an alluring collection of Brazilian music from samba and bossa nova's new wave. The classic sound of the past meets the voices of the future on this hip selection. The children of the bossa nova generation have come of age, and while many originally rebelled against their parents' music, they are now returning to carry the torch of the bossa nova and classic samba styles. A number of the artists who appear on Samba Bossa Nova, Paulo Jobim, Jairzinho Oliveira, and Moreno Veloso, are the children of bossa nova's biggest stars. Some use contemporary instruments like samplers, turntables and computers to add new elements to the classic bossa sound. Others simply seek to excel at a faithful interpretation of the classics. Still others write new material that does not imitate pure samba and bossa nova, but is clearly inspired by it.

The result is a "nova bossa nova," a new bossa nova that maintains recognizable links to the jazzy, samba sounds of a generation ago, while propelling the music forward in new and exciting directions. Romantic, richly melodic, subtly rhythmic, and entrancing, the songs on Samba Bossa Nova are perfect mood music that captures the magic of yesterday and the invention of tomorrow.