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Three different groups have performed under the name Nouvelle Vague:
Nouvelle Vague (France) is a project created by French musicians Marc Collin and Olivier Libaux and a number of female singers, including Camille, Alexandra Pavlou of Spring and Suburbia, Mélanie Pain, Marina Céleste & Phoebe Killdeer of Phoebe Killdeer and the Short Straws. The group’s albums consist in bossa nova fashioned covers of (primarily) new wave songs (hence the name “Nouvelle Vague”). The covers include songs by Dead Kennedys, The Smiths, Joy Division, Public Image Ltd. , Depeche Mode and Bauhaus. Each singer only performed songs they were not previously familiar with, to ensure that each cover would have an individual interpretation.
With a name that means “new wave” in English and “nova onda” in Portuguese (which is the meaning for “bossa nova”, a new music “fashion”), Nouvelle Vague’s moniker neatly sums up the group’s concept: remaking classic new wave singles with a Brazilian pop twist. Libaux played with various French pop bands during the ’90s and began working with Collin in 1998. For Nouvelle Vague, Collin and Libaux recruited half a dozen French and Brazilian vocalists who were unfamiliar with the original versions of songs like Joy Division’s “Love Will Tear Us Apart” and XTC’s “Making Plans For Nigel” to ensure that their renditions had their own identity. Nouvelle Vague was released in Europe in 2004 and received U.S.
Nouvelle Vague (France) is a project created by French musicians Marc Collin and Olivier Libaux and a number of female singers, including Camille, Alexandra Pavlou of Spring and Suburbia, Mélanie Pain, Marina Céleste & Phoebe Killdeer of Phoebe Killdeer and the Short Straws. The group’s albums consist in bossa nova fashioned covers of (primarily) new wave songs (hence the name “Nouvelle Vague”). The covers include songs by Dead Kennedys, The Smiths, Joy Division, Public Image Ltd. , Depeche Mode and Bauhaus. Each singer only performed songs they were not previously familiar with, to ensure that each cover would have an individual interpretation.
With a name that means “new wave” in English and “nova onda” in Portuguese (which is the meaning for “bossa nova”, a new music “fashion”), Nouvelle Vague’s moniker neatly sums up the group’s concept: remaking classic new wave singles with a Brazilian pop twist. Libaux played with various French pop bands during the ’90s and began working with Collin in 1998. For Nouvelle Vague, Collin and Libaux recruited half a dozen French and Brazilian vocalists who were unfamiliar with the original versions of songs like Joy Division’s “Love Will Tear Us Apart” and XTC’s “
Making Plans For Nigel” to ensure that their renditions had their own identity. Nouvelle Vague was released in Europe in 2004 and received U.S.
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leili_ wrote:
dance with me <3
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Horhitto wrote:
unbelievable
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nutts1 wrote:
so calming :))
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BiGoKs wrote:
круты
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k0ff13p07 wrote:
It's only Bossa Nova if there good coffee around. ^^ At least we all agree it's tantalizing?
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KevinGondim wrote:
"it's only Bossa Nova if it's actually Brazilian." Shut up guys, that's bullshit.
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rafqueiroz wrote:
Ótimas influências :)
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juuliaf wrote:
Fechar os olhos e viajar..
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Aeterna_ wrote:
First time listening to these guys at home after having heard them at a friend's place a long time ago. So soothing. I generally don't like covers, but these are quite original.
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Caspien-See wrote:
Замечательные, очень часто их слушаю)
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gendervariant wrote:
"it's only Bossa Nova if it's actually Brazilian." <--That's like saying only people from the islands can make reggae music.
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wilhelmoranski wrote:
Back to Poland, one more time :) :)
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Virtus91 wrote:
Dance With Me...
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ferrerap wrote:
They're not brazilian but they're doing an amazing Bossa Nova. So, don't have to be Brazilian to be Bossa Nova. ;)
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danae1968 wrote:
don't care if it's bossa nova or brazilian. it's amazing!
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ga6riel wrote:
:3
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HenryBadaroh wrote:
it's only Bossa Nova if it's actually Brazilian. [2]
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Dance WIth Myself<3 [4]
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rieshturner wrote:
SHIT not to come to your gig in Indonesia. Wish you guys come back here someday :D
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SamuelMalta wrote:
Lindo não descreve essa banda. [1]
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