MPB
E402620
MPB (Música Popular Brasileira) is a Brazilian music genre that blends traditional styles like samba and bossa nova with contemporary influences and sophisticated lyrics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MPB canonical | 5 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brazilian music genre
ⓘ
music genre ⓘ music genre ⓘ |
| associatedWithContext |
Brazilian military dictatorship period
ⓘ
post-bossa nova era ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | Brazilian popular music movement of the 1960s ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Brazil ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin | Brazilian urban middle class ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
major component of modern Brazilian popular music
ⓘ
vehicle for artistic and political expression in Brazil ⓘ |
| developedInCity |
Rio de Janeiro
ⓘ
São Paulo ⓘ |
| developedInPeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| fullName |
Brazilian popular music
ⓘ
surface form:
Música Popular Brasileira
|
| genreOrigin |
Brazilian folk music
ⓘ
bossa nova ⓘ samba ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
fusion of traditional and contemporary elements
ⓘ
harmonic sophistication ⓘ melodic complexity ⓘ sophisticated lyrics ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre |
samba-jazz
ⓘ
samba-rock ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
North American jazz
ⓘ
bossa nova ⓘ international pop music ⓘ samba-canção ⓘ |
| notableArtist |
Caetano Veloso
ⓘ
Chico Buarque ⓘ Djavan ⓘ Elis Regina ⓘ Gal Costa ⓘ Gilberto Gil ⓘ Ivan Lins ⓘ Maria Bethânia ⓘ Milton Nascimento ⓘ Antônio Carlos Jobim ⓘ
surface form:
Tom Jobim
|
| oftenAddresses |
Brazilian identity
ⓘ
political themes ⓘ social issues ⓘ |
| stylisticOrigin |
Latin music
ⓘ
baião ⓘ bolero ⓘ choro ⓘ jazz ⓘ rock ⓘ tropicalia ⓘ |
| typicalLanguage | Portuguese ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.