New project «Qazaq Bossa Nova» was presented to Brazil

New project «Qazaq Bossa Nova» was presented to Brazil

Brazil, 15 February 2024 – A creative event of the famous Kazakh musician Polina Khanym called as «Qazaq Bossa Nova» took place in the jazz music club «Tisiana Werner» of  Brazilian capital.

During the evening, she performed masterpieces of Brazilian classics «Garota de Ipanema», «Insensatez», «Corcovado» and many others, translated and performed in Kazakh for the first time. In addition, the repertoire of songs included classical works by Kazakh authors performed in Kazakh and Portuguese. Among them are such as Abai Kunanbayev, Shamshi Kaldayakov, Akhmet Zhubanov.

As Polina Khanym said in her presentation, «My main goal was to preserve the organic symbiosis of melody, lyrics and meaning. I endeavoured to translate these songs in such a way that they not only resonate harmoniously with the singer's voice, but also reveal to listeners the amazing beauty of the Kazakh language».
The translation of the songs from Portuguese into Kazakh was carried out with the support of the with the support of the kazakh poet Nargiz Makraeva.

The «Qazaq Bossa Nova» project is a bold reinterpretation of the iconic bossa nova in the Kazakh version in harmony with captivating vocals and pulsating rhythm. The concept of this single is a tribute to the author's deep love for Brazilian bossa nova and the Kazakh language. The practice of translating bossa nova into foreign languages is recognised worldwide.

For example, the song «Garota de Ipanema» (Girl from Ipanema) has been translated into many languages such as English, Spanish, Italian, French, German and others. And now its adaptation into Kazakh language is an unprecedented innovation in the world.

Bossa nova is one of the main genres of Brazilian popular music, which is a synthesis of local folklore and jazz, appeared in Rio de Janeiro in the late 50s. This genre is one of the «calling cards» of the country and a national treasure of Brazil.

The appearance of works in the genre of Bossanova in the Kazakh language is an important achievement in the world of jazz music and a breakthrough of Kazakh art in this style.