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bossa nova

style of Brazilian music
Intangible music_genre Q486263
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Summary

bossa nova is a music genre[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of music genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,562 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Influenced by: jazz[3]
  • Subclass of: music of Brazil[4], popular music[5]
  • Commons category: Bossa nova[6]
  • Country of origin: Brazil[7]
  • Inception: 1958[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Bossa nova[9]
  • Practiced by: bossa nova musician[10], bossa nova singer[11]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject African diaspora[12], Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[13], Wiki Loves Cultura Popular Brasil - Danças, festivais e músicas[14]

Why It Matters

bossa nova has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

It has been cited as an influence by Shibuya-kei[17], a music genre[18], founded in 1993[19] and Fantastic Plastic Machine[20], a disc jockey[21], b. 1966[22], of Japan[23].

FAQs

Who did bossa nova influence?

bossa nova has been cited as an influence by Shibuya-kei[17] and Fantastic Plastic Machine[20].

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Rate Your Music. rateyourmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0285204-bossa-nova
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0285204-bossa-nova, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
  2. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin → Brazil
    Inception → —
    Subclass of → —
    On focus list of wikimedia project → WikiProject African diaspora, Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4, Wiki Loves Cultura Popular Brasil - Danças, festivais e músicas
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ Yso id: 30094, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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