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Rob: Hello I’m Rob. Welcome to 6 Minute English. And today we're going to talk about…
Monica Vasconcelos, Brazilian singer:
(Samba beat sounds)
Rob: …Brazilian music! Ah… the samba…! And I'm joined today by Grace, from Brazil. Hi Grace.
Rob: Out of tune, so you mean singing or playing notes that are at the wrong pitch. Yes, I definitely sing out of tune.
Rob: A recording artist - so that’s a singer or musician who creates and releases music either through a record label or independently. She does indeed have a very beautiful voice.
Grace: And she sings many types of music including samba, jazz and bossa nova. Talking about bossa nova, Rob, I have a question for you.
Rob: OK.
Grace: One of the most famous bossa nova tunes3 is 'The Girl from Ipanema'. It was composed by Antonio Carlos Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes. Do you know the song, Rob?
Rob: I know it very well. Even Frank Sinatra recorded it, didn't he?
Grace: Yes. So when was the song 'The Girl from Ipanema' recorded commercially for the first time? Was it…
a) in 1955
b) in 1962
c) or in 1969
Rob: OK, well, I know it's quite old so I'm going to go for 1962. You know, I've always wanted to know more about the bossa nova. How different is it from the famous Brazilian samba music?
Grace: Let's listen to the expert, Monica Vasconcelos. Which two words does she use to compare these musical styles?
Monica Vasconcelos, Brazilian singer:
Samba is very energetic and full of life… and bossa nova is… It's a little smoother; it's more understated. Bossa is a combination of complex harmonies, coming from… particularly Europe and this very cool bossa groove4 that comes from samba. In addition to that, you have some particular themes: the sea, love… The bossa nova composers, they were into beauty.
Grace: And it's easy to understand the themes of these songs…
Rob: Yes, she says the composers - the writers - of bossa nova were into beauty - to be into something means to be interested in something. They were interested in the beautiful things in life.
Grace: The lyrics6 - the words of the songs - were about boats sailing away, a beautiful woman walking by the beach…
Rob: A beautiful view and beautiful lyrics. And bossa nova has a very special kind of groove, meaning the feel and style of the music - and the bossa nova groove is cool, funky7 and smooth! And what about rock and pop music - do Brazilians like these music styles?
Grace: Yes, we do like rock and pop, but a common complaint is that our radio stations play too many songs from Britain and America. Monica explains. What phrase does she use to describe the effect of globalisation on local music?
Monica Vasconcelos, Brazilian singer:
You take a traditional rock rhythm… and then take a samba groove… The first example is simpler, so what happens in the process of globalisation where you have rock and pop coming into different markets all over the world… you have a flattening8 of the local grooves9 which may be a bit more complex, so the simpler ideas end up taking over.
Rob: Monica talks about a flattening of the local grooves - a simplifying of more complex local music that has happened as a result of rock and pop influence coming in through globalisation.
Grace: I know you like travelling a lot, Rob. Would you like to go abroad and find only the very same things you have here in Britain?
Rob: Absolutely not! No! Travelling is all about discovering, hearing local music, discovering local foods - things that are different from things that are back at home.
Grace: Well, now let's see how much you know about bossa nova. I asked when the song 'The Girl from Ipanema' was recorded commercially for the first time? The options were: 1955, 1962 and 1969.
Rob: And I had a guess and said 1962.
Grace: Oh you got it right, Rob! Yeah, you got it right! The first commercial recording of 'The Girl from Ipanema' was by Brazilian singer Pery Ribeiro.
Rob: Well, I love talking about music and other cultures but our time is running out.
Grace: So let's recall the words we heard today.
Rob: Yes, we heard:
out of tune
recording artist
smoother
understated
groove
to be into
lyrics
Grace: Thanks, Rob. And as we've been talking about music, shall we say goodbye in the rhythm of samba?
Rob: OK, let's give it a try. Please join us again soon for 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English.
Monica Vasconcelos, Brazilian singer:
(Samba beat sounds)
Rob: You're doing it better than me!
Both: Bye.
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tune
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| n.调子；和谐，协调；v.调音，调节，调整 | |
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recording
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| n.录音，记录 | |
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tunes
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| n.曲调，曲子( tune的名词复数 )v.调音( tune的第三人称单数 )；调整；（给收音机、电视等）调谐；使协调 | |
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| n.沟，槽；凹线，（刻出的）线条，习惯 | |
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| adj.(言行)谨慎的；慎重的；有判断力的 | |
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| adj.畏缩的，怯懦的，霉臭的；adj.新式的，时髦的 | |
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flattening
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| n. 修平 动词flatten的现在分词 | |
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grooves
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| n.沟( groove的名词复数 )；槽；老一套；（某种）音乐节奏v.沟( groove的第三人称单数 )；槽；老一套；（某种）音乐节奏 | |
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flattened
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