| Drawing on Latin American harmonies, rhythms and popular music, Norton creates 2-4 page light jazz sambas, beguines, bossa novas, rumbas and a mambo. |
| Meanwhile, Apollo paints a vivid picture in his music of smokey clubs, runaway freights, bonfires and bossa novas. |
| The mood is intimate, with Rae's unflashy style and crystal-clear voice used to mixed effect, best on quiet ballads, less successful on the bossa novas. |
| Already well-liked for her breezy bossa novas and sambas, Joyce has come to the UK with a tour, a fresh set of songs and a stylish six-piece band. |
| How he got from Bach and Mozart to the music of Jobim, bossa novas and sambas is a reflection of Ma's passion for learning. |
| Brazil's famous sambas and bossa novas occasionally lost something in translation, however. |
