Favela Backing Track Bossa Nova – With this playback, the instrumentalist will be able to improvise over this famous bossa nova by Tom Jobim.

“Favela”, also known as “O Morro Não Tem Vez” or “Somewhere in the hills” in English, is a Bossa Nova composed by Antônio Carlos Jobim and Vinícius de Moraes.

Bossa Nova is a musical style that originated in the late 1950s with strong influences from Samba and Jazz. This movement was largely responsible for the popularization of Brazilian music worldwide and sparked the interest of big names in world music thanks to its striking characteristics.

Many names in Brazilian music played a prominent role in this style, among them João Gilberto, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Edu Lobo, Francis Hime, Marcus Valle, Paulo Valle, Carlos Lyra, Roberto Menescal, Johnny Alf, João Donato, Sérgio Mendes, Oscar Castro Neves, Marcos Valle, Dick Farney, Luiz Bonfá, Nara Leão, Bebel Gilberto, Astrud Gilberto, Milton Banana, Baden Powell, Wilson Simonal and many others.

The song “Favela” has been performed by great instrumentalists and singers such as Stan Getz, Charlie Byrd, Herb Ellis, Barney Kessel, Ella Fitzgerald, Natalie Cole, Lee Konitz, George Shearing and others. At the same time as it was influenced, Bossa Nova influenced many Jazz musicians.

This song can be found in the “Real Book vol. 3” on page 85 and in “The New Real Book vol. 1” on page 95.

This Backing Track is composed of drums, double bass, piano and nylon guitar. The progress is at 150b pm.

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