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BLACK ORPHEUS and That Bossa Nova Sound!

Black Orpheus • 18m

BLACK ORPHEUS introduced an international audience to the sights and sounds of Rio de Janeiro. In the following program, produced in 2010, jazz historian Gary Giddins and Brazilian author Ruy Castro recall the roots of the film’s score and the role it played in popularizing the bossa nova sound.

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