Mas Que Nada (recording)
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"Mas Que Nada" is a globally popular Brazilian bossa nova/samba recording by Sergio Mendes, best known in its 1966 Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 version that helped introduce Brazilian music to international audiences.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mas Que Nada (recording) canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song recording ⓘ |
| arranger |
Sergio Mendes
ⓘ
surface form:
Sérgio Mendes
|
| associatedAct | Brasil '66 ⓘ |
| basedOn | Mas Que Nada (1963 song by Jorge Ben) ⓘ |
| chartSuccessIn |
Europe
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfOrigin | Brazil ⓘ |
| culturalStatus | Brazilian music standard ⓘ |
| decadeOfPeakPopularity | 1960s ⓘ |
| distributionFormat |
LP album track
ⓘ
vinyl single ⓘ |
| era | 1960s popular music ⓘ |
| famousVersionOf |
Mas Que Nada
ⓘ
surface form:
Mas Que Nada (song)
|
| genre |
bossa nova
ⓘ
samba ⓘ |
| hasCoverVersions | multiple international artists ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
Latin pop
ⓘ
world music crossover ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeature |
Portuguese lyrics
ⓘ
bossa nova groove ⓘ female vocal harmonies ⓘ piano-led arrangement ⓘ samba rhythm ⓘ |
| hasRecognitionAs | classic bossa nova recording ⓘ |
| helpedPopularize | Brazilian music internationally ⓘ |
| isSignatureSongOf |
Sergio Mendes
ⓘ
surface form:
Sérgio Mendes
|
| language | Portuguese ⓘ |
| leadVocalsBy |
Janis Hansen
ⓘ
Lani Hall ⓘ |
| notableArrangementCharacteristic | blend of Brazilian rhythms with pop sensibility ⓘ |
| notableFor | introducing bossa nova and samba to global pop audiences ⓘ |
| originalSongwriter |
Jorge Ben Jor
ⓘ
surface form:
Jorge Ben
|
| performer |
Sergio Mendes
ⓘ
surface form:
Sérgio Mendes
Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '66 ⓘ |
| producer |
Herb Alpert
ⓘ
Jerry Moss ⓘ |
| recordLabel | A&M Records ⓘ |
| releasedAsPartOf | Herb Alpert Presents Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| tempo | medium-up samba feel ⓘ |
| title | Mas Que Nada ⓘ |
| typicalInstrumentation |
bass
ⓘ
drums ⓘ percussion ⓘ piano ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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