FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE –
The international collaboration of
musicians known as Bossa Negra have released their latest single,
titled, “Down Under.” The single is a work that blends the
talents and sounds of many disparate cultures in celebration of
Australia's Socceroos soccer team, who recently won their bid for
qualification to the 2014 World Cup championship tournament. 2014's
World Cup will be hosted by Brazil.
The single is a "samba reggae"
and "axé" track showcasing the gentle joyousness and
fun-loving nature of the Brazilian sound. In addition to its genuine
South-American flavor, it also features some surprising elements both
pleasing to the ear and intriguing to the mind of a music aficionado.
Bossa Negra writes, “This single aims
to create an Australian/Brazilian fusion by taking a well-known
Australian song rearranged with a Brazilian 'samba-reggae'
arrangement from the state of Bahia to create a truly cross-cultural
project to celebrate the 'Socceroos...'
The single track is a musical concept
from producers Howard Lee and Latin-Grammy winner Sérgio Luiz
Brandão, with the aim of making Brazilian music accessible outside
of Brazil without compromising the integrity of the music. It
features celebrated music legends from both Brazil and Australia.
“[Our song] aims to celebrate the
commonalities of both countries,” writes Bossa Negra, “such as
our love of the beach, music and sports.”
The single has also been released with
a handful of bonuses, such as a karaoke track for singers and
precision drum loops for practicing percussionists. Dancers with a
penchant for the Bahian style of dance will also find the music
exceptionally suitable.
Bossa Negra cite as main artistic
influences such titans of the sound as Ivete Sangalo, Daniela
Mercury, Carlinhos Brown, Timbalada, Gilberto Gil, and Caetano
Veloso.
Bossa Negra made their international
debut at the Shanghai World Expo of 2010 with a series of
performances at the Americas and Greenland stages. They are
responsible for bringing Brazilian music to the mainstream Chinese
audience for the first time by singing in English, Mandarin and
Cantonese. They released the world's first bossa nova song to be sung
in Chinese in the summer of 2011.
“Down Under” by Bossa Negra is
available online worldwide.
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