Published To Commemorate The 20th Anniversary Of Nara Leão’s Death.

From the girlhood of Copacabana, the fierce love, the truth of the birth of bossa nova, the confrontation with Elis Regina, the marriage with the movie director, the birth, the fight against the sick, and the turbulent life of 47 years until his death are unknown. A biographical and definitive edition spelled out with plenty of episodes.

Includes a preface (planned over 8 years) and a discography by Mr. Horiuchi of Cafe Dimonche. The cover that you will want to pick up is Eisaku Ono, who is familiar with “Itao Diary”.

Not only bossa nova lovers, but also Nara Leão is a rich book that conveys her power to live through the way of life of a woman. It is a work that I can recommend for myself, which I would like many women to read, not just music fans.

“Nara was exactly what I dreamed of being a woman. It’s charming, delicate, musical, open-minded, intelligent, sweet, well-educated, everything.”
-Honald Boscoli

“I’m not interested in bossa nova because it makes me sleepy.”
-Nara Leão

Who is Nara Leão …?
Nara Leão (1942-1989) / The most popular Brazilian female singer, dubbed the “Bossa Nova Muse”. In the 1950s, her music companions gathered at her home in Copacabana, and it is famous that the bossa nova movement spread as “Nara’s Salon”. Recorded in Paris in 1971, “Beautiful Bossa Nova Muse” continues to be a long-selling book and is one of the best-selling record in the Bossa Nova catalog.

[Author profile]
Sérgio Cabral / Born May 1937 in Rio de Janeiro, 5 years older than Nara Leão. He is well known as a leading Brazilian music critic. He has also published his work as a music producer and composer. Since 1982, he has been a member of the Rio de Janeiro City Council for many years. His son Sergio Cabral Filho is the governor of the State of Rio de Janeiro as of 2009.

[Supervisor profile]
Takashi Horiuchi / Owner of café vivement dimanche in Kamakura, general store dois, and CD shop claro. Besides him, he is also involved in serialization in magazines, reissue coordination of CDs, and selection and supervision of compilation CDs. As for Nara Leão, “Cloudy Side of Nara Leão”, “Sunny Side of Nara Leão” (Universal Music) in 2002, and “Nara Leão Complete Works” (Universal Music) in 2008. ). He is also active across genres such as radio program composition & personality.

● For Japanese publication (Takashi Horiuchi)
● Copacabana girl
● Playboy Boscoli
● Crack
● To the left
● Opinion
● Rebellious molecule
● A Banda
● Nara Leão Diego
● For mothers of two children
● Again as a singer
● Fighting for life
● People who supported Nara
● One hope
● discography
Genre: Music, Biography