Bossacucanova & Roberto Menescal

Formed by Márcio Menescal, son of bossa nova great Roberto Menescal, Bossacucanova combine bossa nova with electronica. Their sophomore effort, 2001's Brasilidade, was nominated for a Latin Grammy Award in the category of Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album. It resonated with global club audiences thanks in large part to the addition of Menescal's father's role as a guest soloist. He lent his fluid, breezy, nylon-string guitar style to the trio's signature weave of synthetic and organic beats and samples that drew directly on the bossa tradition and modernized it for the new...