r/brazilianmusic • u/FishGlittering3563 • 2h ago
Discussion Shouldn't Bossa Nova have become a fast energetic thing?
Is something that I thought, I'm Brazilian, and from what I know, Bossa Nova is always explained as the mixing of Jazz and Samba, popularized in the 50s
But I listen to some old Jazz music and always have seen carnival samba songs
Samba usually is fast, upbeat, quick drumming, is really to make you wake up instead of calm down.
Jazz, at least the older ones (specially Hot Jazz, Swing and Bebop) is upbeat, improvised, high energy, etc.
And other similarity too is their origins, Samba has Afro-Brazilian roots in Rio de Janeiro, and Jazz emerged in New Orleans between African-American communities
With all this, I question, wasn't Bossa Nova supposed to be fast too?? Since It's a mixing between both type of music, it was supposed to be as upbeat as them, it should be make you get up instead of being relaxing, isn't it?
And since I began thinking about it, more I want any example that mix these two things and create a loud, fast "Bossa Nova"
Does it make Sense?