Bossa Nova, described as "a quiet revolution in Brazilian music", was originally built on the samba, a Brazilian dance style which, in turn, originated in Africa.
The "quiet revolution" began in the 1950s, born in the wealthy neighborhoods that sprouted along the beaches of the city of Rio de Janeiro. Music and lyrics were composed by middle and upper-class musicians and marketed to the same economic group. For this reason, Bossa Nova was criticized by some for emphasizing a carefree way of living that little resembled the life of most Brazilians, the great majority of which belonged to the working class. Bossa Nova compositions often spoke of love, the beach, and beautiful women and seemed to be a depiction of the composers' bohemian lifestyle rather than a tale of Brazilians' daily struggles, as usually happened with samba, a music genre popular among the working class.
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But that was long ago, and it's a pity to get all political about this now. Let's concentrate on the artists who brought Bossa Nova (translation: new trend, new flair) to the North American and European public in the form of songs such as Girl From Ipanema, Desefinado, Meditation, Wave, Corcovado, Dindi, How Insensitive : musicians João Gilberto & Antonio Carlos Jobim, and poet/lyricist (among other things) Vinicius de Moraes .
The musical history of the three is intertwined, Jobim was instrumental in bringing Gilberto's style to a wider public, and Vinicius's beautiful lyrics (as translated) made the music all the more accessible to listeners in the USA and Europe, as did the artistry of saxophonist Stan Getz.
Jobim and Gilberto left and right of Stan Getz.
Jobim and Vinicius
ASTROLOGY
So then, is the astrology of Jobim/Gilberto/Getz/Moraes intertwined too?
Antonio Carlos Jobim (nickname Tom Jobim) born 25 January 1927 at 11:15 PM and (according to Astrodatabank using data from Jobim's Brazilian astrologer) in Capivari, Brazil.
Stan Getz born 2 February 1927 in Philadelphia PA. (No time of birth available - chart set for 12 noon)
João Gilberto born 10 June 1931 at 7:00 AM in Juazeiro, Brazil (Astrodatabank).
Vinicius de Moraes born 19 October 1913 at 5:10 AM in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Astrodatabank).
Very briefly (each of these really deserves a post of his own!) :
All four guys have Sun in an Air sign, two in Aquarius (Jobim & Getz), Gilberto in Gemini, Moraes in Libra. That is the prime link between all four of them. They'd enjoy an easy understanding of one another.
Jobim and Getz were born around a week apart - both have 3 personal planets in Aquarius, and outer planets are in in same signs for both. Not surprising with a good dose of Aquarius in his chart that Stan Getz had an immediate "feel" for triple Aquarian Jobim's new (nova) music. Aquarius represents all that's new - bossa nova was new.
(To enlarge a chart, click on it.)
The "quiet revolution" began in the 1950s, born in the wealthy neighborhoods that sprouted along the beaches of the city of Rio de Janeiro. Music and lyrics were composed by middle and upper-class musicians and marketed to the same economic group. For this reason, Bossa Nova was criticized by some for emphasizing a carefree way of living that little resembled the life of most Brazilians, the great majority of which belonged to the working class. Bossa Nova compositions often spoke of love, the beach, and beautiful women and seemed to be a depiction of the composers' bohemian lifestyle rather than a tale of Brazilians' daily struggles, as usually happened with samba, a music genre popular among the working class.
(More here)
But that was long ago, and it's a pity to get all political about this now. Let's concentrate on the artists who brought Bossa Nova (translation: new trend, new flair) to the North American and European public in the form of songs such as Girl From Ipanema, Desefinado, Meditation, Wave, Corcovado, Dindi, How Insensitive : musicians João Gilberto & Antonio Carlos Jobim, and poet/lyricist (among other things) Vinicius de Moraes .
The musical history of the three is intertwined, Jobim was instrumental in bringing Gilberto's style to a wider public, and Vinicius's beautiful lyrics (as translated) made the music all the more accessible to listeners in the USA and Europe, as did the artistry of saxophonist Stan Getz.
Jobim and Gilberto left and right of Stan Getz.
Jobim and Vinicius
Corcovado ("Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars") - music and original lyrics composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim, lyrics translated by Gene Wells. Male vocals: João Gilberto, saxophone solo: Stan Getz. Lovely photographs of Rio too!
ASTROLOGY
So then, is the astrology of Jobim/Gilberto/Getz/Moraes intertwined too?
Antonio Carlos Jobim (nickname Tom Jobim) born 25 January 1927 at 11:15 PM and (according to Astrodatabank using data from Jobim's Brazilian astrologer) in Capivari, Brazil.
Stan Getz born 2 February 1927 in Philadelphia PA. (No time of birth available - chart set for 12 noon)
João Gilberto born 10 June 1931 at 7:00 AM in Juazeiro, Brazil (Astrodatabank).
Vinicius de Moraes born 19 October 1913 at 5:10 AM in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Astrodatabank).
Very briefly (each of these really deserves a post of his own!) :
All four guys have Sun in an Air sign, two in Aquarius (Jobim & Getz), Gilberto in Gemini, Moraes in Libra. That is the prime link between all four of them. They'd enjoy an easy understanding of one another.
Jobim and Getz were born around a week apart - both have 3 personal planets in Aquarius, and outer planets are in in same signs for both. Not surprising with a good dose of Aquarius in his chart that Stan Getz had an immediate "feel" for triple Aquarian Jobim's new (nova) music. Aquarius represents all that's new - bossa nova was new.
(To enlarge a chart, click on it.)
