Examples of bossa nova in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web For Tuesday's installment of her NBC talk show's daily Kellyoke segment, Clarkson delivered a bossa nova take on the Wham! — Jack Irvin, PEOPLE.com, 7 June 2022 Although Mark’s music orbits an R&B planet, her influences, from hip-hop to bossa nova and rock, could be identified at various points throughout her set, for which she was accompanied by a four-piece band. — Sasha Urban, Variety, 20 Apr. 2022 Despite its fraught reputation in Brazil, bossa nova led generations to explore the country’s music. — Charles Aaron, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2022 The bossa nova pattern and strings return, but the general tranquility is interrupted by a trenchant guitar solo about halfway through, only to restore its former quietude a little while later. — Grant Sharples, SPIN, 6 Apr. 2022 Smith, her voice soaked in empathy and disappointment, hovers over a melancholy bossa nova shuffle, addressing a young woman on the brink. — New York Times, 14 Mar. 2022 Soon after came a jaunty bossa nova highlighted by a smart solo from Sellick. — Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2022 Their selections will include music from the Great American Songbook, bossa nova classics, and jazz tunes from such luminaries as Duke Ellington and Miles Davis. — Myrna Petlicki, chicagotribune.com, 28 Feb. 2022 To Mendes, the appeal of bossa nova was both obvious and instantaneous. — Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 29 Jan. 2022 See More

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