BOSSACUCANOVA 'Ao Vivo'

(celebrating 50 years of bossa nova)

Bossacucanova first tackled the electronic/bossa fusion with their milestone debut album back in '98. They are celebrating the 50th anniversary of bossa nova with this new release, which documents an exciting night at Rio de Janeiro's famous Canecao concert hall, where they invited bossa legends and prominent young artists to join them onstage to revisit classic bossa songs.

They also organised a series of acoustic sessions in the comfort of an apartment in Rio, which spawned lovely, relaxed performances and some interesting insights about the early days of bossa nova.

The audio CD part of "Ao Vivo" comprises tracks recorded live in the concert hall and during the apartment sessions. The DVD shows the documentary "Na base da bossa" (including the apartment sessions) and a filmed version of the Canecao concert.

Includes 20 bossa nova classics performed by Bossacucanova with

Carlos Lyra

Roberto Menescal

Joao Donato

Marcos Valle

Jaques Morelenbaum

Wilson Simoninha

Ed Motta

Thalma de Freitas

Pedro Luis

Marcel Powell

Fernanda Takai

Cris Delanno

Leo Gandelman

Track listing

CD

1. EU QUERO UM SAMBA

2. MARIA MOITA with Carlos Lyra

3. SAMBA DA MINHA TERRA

4. ESSA MOÇA TA DIFERENTE with Wilson Simoninha

5. SAMBA DE VERÃO with Marcos Valle

6. ÁGUAS DE MARÇO

7. BOM DIA RIO (POSTO 6) with Jaques Morelenbaum

8. GAROTA DE IPANEMA with Ed Motta & Roberto Menescal

9. TELEFONE with Roberto Menescal & Leo Gandelman

10. BALANÇO ZONA SUL with Wilson Simoninha

11. MINHA MENINA

12. INFLUENCIA DO JAZZ with Carlos Lyra, Pedro Luis & Leo Gandelman

13. O BARQUINHO with Roberto Menescal & Fernanda Takai

14. NASCI PARA BAILAR with João Donato & Leo Gandelman

DVD

1. NA BASE DA BOSSA, a documentary featuring interviews and 9 songs performed by Bossacucanova and their guests

2. AO VIVO NO CANECÃO: 11 songs recorded live at Canecão