The result was she became the face of Brazilian-inspired music in Poland. But I could fell that these Brazilian styles were also an essential part of me, and I wanted to penetrate it artistically.вЂќ вЂњWhen I began singing bossa nova and samba, I was already a swing and jazz vocalist. And it was because of these two that it became not only so popular, but also so Polish.Д«anaszak told The First News: вЂњI was fascinated by this lazy, but at the same time rousing and passionate kind of rhythm. Originally, the song was sung by jazz singer Hanna Banaszak accompanied on guitar by Strobel. вЂњHe assured me, that outside of Brazil, Poland was the only country in the world where his composition was so popular.вЂќ вЂњWhen вЂSamba before PartingвЂ™ went big in Poland, Baden Powell was totally surprised and extremely happy. Kofta made his name in Polish popular culture as a subtle master of poetry before being asked to turn some Brazilian lyrics into Polish.Д«ossa nova composer and guitarist, Janusz Strobel, told The First News: вЂњI gave Kofta a translation of the song. The main reason is because of the lyrics by Jonasz Kofta. For the general audience this song is as Polish as they are. The answer, AuguЕ›cik tells The First News, is simple: вЂњIt became a Polish song.вЂќДЄs flippant as that may seem, the reasons go deep into the Polish psyche. It is, without question, a masterpiece of its genre, but how did it end up at a festival of Polish songs? The song is a cover of the song вЂњApeloвЂќ written by two of the greats of Brazilian music, guitarist and composer Baden Powell, and BrazilвЂ™s greatest lyricist and poet, Vinicius de Moraes. One of the highlights of this yearвЂ™s National Festival of Polish Song in Opole, was GraЕјyna AuguЕ›cik, US-based Polish singer performing a piece called вЂњSamba przed rozstaniemвЂќ, which, roughly translated means, вЂњSamba before parting.вЂќ GraЕјyna AuguЕ›cik (R) with Paulinho Garcia (L)ДЇor those who know their Polish artists, the list influenced by bossa nova reads like a venerable WhoвЂ™s Who.

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