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Bossacucanova is a Brazilian musical group which combines traditional bossa nova with electronica. The group is most notable for having been nominated for a Latin Grammy award in 2002 for Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album for their album Brasilidade.[1]

Among the group's permanent members is Márcio Menescal, son of bossa nova pioneer Roberto Menescal, who appeared on the Brasilidade album, DJ Marcelinho DaLua and the record producer and sound engineer Alex Moreira. On stage the group has special guests, female singer Cris Delanno, guitarist Flávio Mendes, saxophone player Rodrigo Sha and percussionist Dado Brother.[2]

Alex Moreira (born 1965) died in 2023.[3]

History

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Marcelinho Dalua, Alex Moreira and Marcio Menescal formed Bossacucanova in the late 90s, releasing their first album Revisited Classics in 1999 under record label Six Degree Records. The album featured electronic remixes of classic bossa nova songs that were notable for emphasizing the original bossa nova sounds, creating a respectful mixture between the two genres.[4] In 2001, the band released Brasilidade under record label Ziriguiboom,[2] earning them a Latin Grammy Nomination for Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album.[1] The album once again featured remixes of traditional bossa nova songs. Since then, the band has released multiple albums, notably 2004's Uma Batida Diferente and 2012's Nossa Onda É Essa! which have garnered millions of streams on Spotify.[5]

Discography

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Studio albums

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Sources:[6][7]

Title Year
Revisited Classics 1998
Brasilidade with Roberto Menescal 2001
Impanema Lounge 2004
Uma Batida Diferente 2004
Ao Vivo 2008
Nossa Onda É Essa! 2012
Bossa Got The Blues with Roberto Menescal 2019
As Próprias 2023
Revisited Classics (1998)[6]
Title Track #
Maria Moita 1
Meditação 2
Vai De Vez 3
Barimbau 4
Influência Do Jazz 5
Se Todos Fossem 6
Só Danço Samba 7
Samba De Uma Nota Só 8
Consolaçao 9
O Barquinho 10
Vai De Vez 11
Meditação 12
Beats For DJs 13
Brasilidade (2001)[6]
Title Track #
Telefone 1
Nanã 2
Rio 3
Guanabara 4
Água De Beber 5
Garota De Ipanema 6
A Morte De Um Deus De Sal 7
Brasilidade 8
Surfboard 9
Nós E O Mar 10
Mais Perto Do Mar 11
Bye Bye, Brasil 12
Impanema Lounge (2004)[6]
Title Track #
Lounge W 1
Sanary Sur Mer 2
Bossa 'N' Bass 3
Naonda 4
Super Ambient 5
Niemayer 6
Ultra Samba 7
Batnight 8
Posto 9 1/2 9
Grumari 10
Baixo Gavea 11
Sanary Sur Mer (Extended version) 12
Uma Batida Diferente (2004)[6]
Title Track #
Bom Dia Rio (Posto 6) 1
Samba Da Minha Terra 2
Essa Moça Tá Diferente 3
Previsão 4
Eu Quero Um Samba 5
Just A Samba 6
Queria 7
Águas De Março 8
Bonita 9
Feitinha Pro Poeta 10
Onde Anda Meu Amor 11
Vai Levando 12
Ao Vivo (2008)[6]
Title Track #
Eu Quero um Samba (Ao Vivo) 1
Maria Moita (Ao Vivo) 2
Samba da Minha Terra (Ao Vivo) 3
Essa Moça Tá Diferente (Ao Vivo) 4
Samba de Verão (Ao Vivo) 5
Águas de Março (Ao Vivo) 6
Bom Dia Rio (Posto 6) (Ao Vivo) 7
Garota de Ipanema (Ao Vivo) 8
Telefone (Ao Vivo) 9
Balanço Zona Sul (Ao Vivo) 10
Minha Menina (Ao Vivo) 11
Influência do Jazz (Ao Vivo) 12
O Barquinho (Ao Vivo) 13
Nasci para Bailar (Ao Vivo) 14
Nossa Onda É Essa! (2012)[6]
Title Track #
Adeus América 1
Deixa A Menina 2
Balança (Não Pode Parar!) 3
A Pedida É Samba 4
É Preciso Perdoar 5
Segure Tudo 6
Ficar 7
Waldomiro Pena 8
Deixa Pra Lá 9
Rio De Inspiração 10
Tô Voltando 11
Bossa Got The Blues (2019)[6]
Title Track #
1937 1
Mandacaru 2
Train To Ipanema 3
Sambalaya 4
Blues Bossa 5
Laudir's Theme 6
Bossa Got The Blues 7
Kalunga Rocket 8
Vou Nessa 9
Galeria Menescal 10
As Próprias (2023)[7]
Title Track #
A Bossa é Cuca Nova 1
Previsão 2
Brasilidade 3
Rio de Inspiração 4
Balança (Não Pode Parar!) 5
Queria 6
Bom Dia Rio (Posto 6) 7
Just a Samba 8
Ficar (2023) 9
Guanabara 10
Deixa Pra Lá 11

Singles and EPs

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Sources:[6][8][9]

Title Year
BossaCucaNova (Rdio Sessions) 2015
1937 2019
Minha Namorada 2021
A Bossa e Cuca Nova 2023
Impanema 2025
BossaCucaNova: Rdio Sessions (2015)[6]
Title Track #
Bom Dia Rio (Posto 6) 1
Garota De Ipanema 2
Maracatu Atômico (Extended Version) 3
Nem Vem Que Não Tem (Não Vem Que Não Tem) 4
Balança (Não Pode Parar !) 5
1937 (2019)[6]
Title Track #
1937 1
Minha Namorada (2021)[8]
Title Track #
Minha Namorada 1
Maria Moita 2
Influência do Jazz 3
A Bossa É Cuca Nova (2023)[6]
Title Track #
A Bossa É Cuca Nova 1
Ipanema (2025)[9]
Title Track #
Ipanema (Bossacucanova Remix) 1
Ipanema (feat. Marcelinho da Lua) [Dub] 2
Ipanema 3

Legacy

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Bossacucanova is remembered for their mix of electronic music and traditional bossa nova. Their signature sound received acclaim from both younger generations and the bossa nova old guard, with specific praise from Paula Morelenbaum for Bossacucanova's electronic remixes.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Bossacucanova | Artist | LatinGRAMMY.com". www.latingrammy.com. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
  2. ^ a b "Bossacucanova". Six Degrees Records. 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
  3. ^ "Morre Alex Moreira, fundador do trio Bossacucanova". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-10-22. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
  4. ^ Romero, Angel (2018-02-23). "Artist Profiles: Bossacucanova | World Music Central". worldmusiccentral.org. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
  5. ^ "Spotify – Web Player". Spotify. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Bossacucanova". Discogs. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
  7. ^ a b "Spotify – Web Player". Spotify. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
  8. ^ a b "Spotify". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
  9. ^ a b "Spotify". open.spotify.com. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
  10. ^ Rao, Madanmohan (2012-02-23). "Interview with Bossa Nova Star Paula Morelenbaum | World Music Central". worldmusiccentral.org. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
  1. "Bossacucanova | Artist | LatinGRAMMY.com". www.latingrammy.com. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
  2. "Bossacucanova". Six Degrees Records. 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
  3. "Morre Alex Moreira, fundador do trio Bossacucanova". O Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-10-22. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
  4. Romero, Angel (2018-02-23). "Artist Profiles: Bossacucanova | World Music Central". worldmusiccentral.org. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
  5. "Bossacucanova". Spotify. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
  6. "Bossacucanova". Discogs. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
  7. As Próprias. Spotify. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
  8. Minha Namorada. open.spotify.com. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
  9. Ipanema. open.spotify.com. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
  10. Rao, Madanmohan (2012-02-23). "Interview with Bossa Nova Star Paula Morelenbaum | World Music Central". worldmusiccentral.org. Retrieved 2026-03-06.
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