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    </div><p id="b107"><b>July 11: Hope Tala — <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqCzXDPNX5Q">Lovestained</a></b></p><div id="7e35" class="link-block">
      <a href="https://readmedium.com/lovestained-92d95adc5e73">
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            <h2>Lovestained</h2>
            <div><h3>A haiku</h3></div>
            <div><p>medium.com</p></div>
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    </div><p id="4633"><b>July 12: (Powell, Pinheiro) performed by Elis Regina — <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLYwWswGPP0">Lapinha</a></b></p><div id="2b75" class="link-block">
      <a href="https://readmedium.com/mortal-dance-bc333af051fb">
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            <h2>Mortal Dance</h2>
            <div><h3>A poetic tribute</h3></div>
            <div><p>medium.com</p></div>
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    </div><p id="ad14"><b>July 13: Joao Gilberto — <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUuJrpP0Mak">Chega De Saudade</a></b></p><div id="b668" class="link-block">
      <a href="https://readmedium.com/no-more-blues-592ffa555381">
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            <h2>No More Blues</h2>
            <div><h3>A poem</h3></div>
            <div><p>medium.com</p></div>
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    </div><p id="9fca"><b>July 14: Vinícius de Moraes — <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSDygIDLVSA">Berimbau</a></b></p><div id="2288" class="link-block">
      <a href="https://readmedium.com/leave-yourself-a37b3c7d87c7">
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            <h2>Leave Yourself</h2>
            <div><h3>A Tanka tribute to the berimbau</h3></div>
            <div><p>medium.com</p></div>
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      </a>
    </div><p id="73dc"><b>July 15: Pharcyde — Runnin’ (sampling “Saudade Vem Correndo”)</b></p><div id="0da3" class="link-block">
      <a href="https://readmedium.com/adventures-in-lo-fi-5a88e7ec53f3">
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            <h2>Adventures in Lo-Fi</h2>
            <div><h3>A Tribute to Hip Hop and Bossa Nova</h3></div>
            <div><p>medium.com</p></div>
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    </div><p id="90cf"><b>July 16: Sergio Mendes &amp; Brasil ‘66 — <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvFzv-jbhzo">Ye-Me-Le</a></b></p><div id="c863" class="link-block">
      <a href="https://readmedium.com/mother-of-the-sea-389e07607fa8">
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            <h2>Mother of the Sea</h2>
            <div><h3>A poem for Iemanjá</h3></div>
            <div><p>medium.com</p></div>
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    </div><p id="a202"><b>July 17: Baden Powell &amp; Vinícius de Moraes — <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ueru3eELi4">Canto de Ossanha</a></b></p><div id="9e62" class="link-block">
      <a href="https://readmedium.com/witchcraft-of-love-7cd7e03bacd1">
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            <h2>Witchcraft Of Love</h2>
            <div><h3>A Poem</h3></div>
            <div><p>medium.com</p></div>
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    </div><p id="72d7"><b>July 18: Nara Leão —<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQjzPS-YP_4"> O Barquinho</a></b></p><div id="59ab" class="link-block">
      <a href="https://readmedium.com/everything-is-summer-love-is-made-70f5067917d">
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            <h2>Everything Is Summer &amp; Love Is Made</h2>
            <div><h3>A Haiku</h3></div>
            <div><p>medium.com</p></div>
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    </div><p id="1e19"><b>July 19: (Tom Jobim) performed by Dizzy Gillespie — <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTWjxy0n_is">Samba de Uma Nota Só</a></b></p><div id="8d43" class="link-block">
      <a href="https://readmedium.com/one-note-samba-ff5dc83c6025">
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            <h2>One Note Samba</h2>
            <div><h3>A Poem</h3></div>
            <div><p>medium.com</p></div>
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    </div><p id="0327"><b>July 20: Thievery Corporation —<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oznQNIvnaAQ"> Saudade</a></b></p><div id="b01f" class="link-block">
      <a href="https://readmedium.com/dance-tranquil-ac876d4a5909">
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            <h2>Dance Tranquil</h2>
            <div><h3>An ode to Thievery Corporation</h3></div>
            <div><p>medium.com</p></div>
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    </div><p id="7768"><b>July 21: Gal Costa &amp; Caetano Veloso — <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2byT_MZvPNI">Coração Vagabundo</a></b></p><div id="7474" class="link-block">
      <a href="https://readmedium.com/vagabond-heart-bf27795402f7">
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            <h2>Vagabond Heart</h2>
            <div><h3>A poem</h3></div>
            <div><p>medium.com</p></div>
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    </div><p id="da24"><b>July 22:<i> </i>Jorge Ben — <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhR8T-Wyta4">Balança Pema</a></b></p><div id="7566" class="link-block">
      <a href="https://readmedium.com/until-you-wear-me-out-c7c9aa1b73fa">
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            <h2>Until You Wear Me Out</h2>
            <div><h3>A poetic tribute to Jorge Ben</h3></div>
            <div><p>medium.com</p></div>
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    </div><p id="dc0f"><b>July 23: Chico Buarque — <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpAR9DlQV6o">Roda Vida</a></b></p><div id="85df" class="link-block">
      <a href="https://readmedium.com/rebellious-heart-ad00b4d52d62">
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            <h2>Rebellious Heart</h2>
            <div><h3>A poetic tribute for Chico Buarque</h3></div>
            <div><p>medium.com</p></div>
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    </div><p id="cdc2"><b>July 24: Quarteto Jobim-Morelenbaum — <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZA22hOnolao">Lamento No Morro</a></b></p><div id="e2f2" class="link-block">
      <a href="https://readmedium.com/cry-from-the-hills-e89ff0483d43">
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            <h2>Cry From The Hills</h2>
            <div><h3>A Haiku poem for lost love</h3></div>
            <div><p>medium.com</p></div>
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Sinatra</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*AawLsOKRNVyNxTr96nJonQ.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="b65d"><b>July 27: Caetano Veloso, João Gilberto & Gilberto Gil — <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOQcTNH8Cq8">Aquarela Do Brasil</a></b></p><div id="266f" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/watercolor-of-brasil-dcef66fbb99d"> <div> <div> <h2>Watercolor of Brasil</h2> <div><h3>A nostalgic poem for Brazilian music</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*_dX0hAmjN6iPwL7IkYyTDA.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="e3a4"><b>July 28: Elaine Elias — <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYyqoE6dhEs">A Felicidade</a></b></p><div id="1bd0" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/like-a-drop-aecf38abebd"> <div> <div> <h2>Like a Drop</h2> <div><h3>Poetry for the fragility of happiness</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*4TjIySL4rSulVXyqfyf9hQ.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="e51e"><b>July 29: Astrud Gilberto — <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kem3aeUy3Bk">Agua de Beber</a></b></p><div id="f773" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/sweet-water-c59c25d02f3f"> <div> <div> <h2>Sweet Water</h2> <div><h3>Haiku for Astrud Gilberto</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*IWKHR5REQGyMcYNdWWRXpQ.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="8777"><b>July 30: Antônio Carlos Jobim —<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbWt1JrAYiE"> Samba do Avião</a></b></p><div id="f454" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/in-the-air-44c85c96539f"> <div> <div> <h2>In the Air</h2> <div><h3>A poetic tribute to Rio</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*FNcnN6loAT0QI9rayHobow.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="6cec"><b>July 31:Sergio Mendes & Basil ‘66- <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05w5ch9l6zI">Mas Que Nada</a></b></p><div id="5b60" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/mas-que-nada-71a52a0d38a6"> <div> <div> <h2>Mas Que Nada</h2> <div><h3>A final poetic anthem for the July Challenge and 31 days of bossa nova</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*9sn9ClrLqBELPqT_0Vt96Q.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><h1 id="8ffc">Terry Barr</h1><div id="c79e" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/summertime-is-here-977ce0a65205"> <div> <div> <h2>Summertime is Here</h2> <div><h3>and the radio keeps playing</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> 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<div> <h2>“If I Can’t Have You…”</h2> <div><h3>Malo and my summer job</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*37RCcXjX0FiX5NZy)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="85dc" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/todays-the-day-ba2409f99ea8"> <div> <div> <h2>Today’s the Day</h2> <div><h3>Another number for the road</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*T0n-llpHHXVjO3dh)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="ad18" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/goodbye-to-summer-dfff69f9fa06"> <div> <div> <h2>Goodbye to Summer</h2> <div><h3>And Goodbye to Jorge</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*RulXLTtQUPSMprNM)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="4e65" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/border-music-da5b77cd55c8"> <div> <div> <h2>Border Music</h2> <div><h3>to the south and east of us</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*nvN4zIxfZnNt0VDn)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><div id="9d50" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/my-british-invasion-e5f0373c211d"> <div> <div> <h2>My British Invasion</h2> <div><h3>Seeing The Kinks at 23</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/0*weCB8noFzjtEZf1J)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div></article></body>

July Writing Challenge

Links for 31 days of music

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Bossa Nova is a lush, mellow and exhilarating fusion of samba, jazz and Brazilian folk worth discovering again and again. My soul takes a bath in the sound.

The “new wave” of sound emerged from Brazil’s Ipanema neighbourhood in the late 50s. Bossa Nova has infused by jazz stylings globally, and has deep folk underpinnings that are deceptively out of scope for the average North American, including myself. Under its soothing guise, Bossa Nova was a highly artistic, modern movement and a form of cultural resistance to dictatorship. Afro-Brazilian Jazz was my official gateway to the rich sounds of Bossa Nova beyond the “Girl from Ipanema”, a song that changed pop music all over the world.

The sound made waves among jazz masters like Ella Fitzgerald and Miles Davis and proponents of the cool jazz scene. The genre still enriches current music and influenced bands from Stereolab to Thievery Corporation.

Bossa Nova translates our moods into a soft, undulating flow of energy with a hint of melancholy that may dance and lounge as it pleases. Ultimately, it is a celebration of life and love.

Summer is a ripe atmosphere for Bossa Nova, but it is also timely respite from the heavy chaos we are enduring.

I wrote a poem or story inspired by bossa nova (below) and asked anyone to join who wanted to write about summer and music for July. Terry Barr stepped up and contributed 8 stunning stories capturing the inflections of music in our summers of past. Thank you so much, Terry!

Please have a look below. Enjoy & thank you to Noah Levy for hosting.

Playlist/Stories:

July 1: Getz, Gilberto, Jobim (Sang by Astrud Gilberto) — Girl from Ipanema

July 2: Sergio Mendes & Brasil ‘66 — Slow Hot Wind

July 3: Antônio Carlos Jobim & Elis Regina — Waters of March

July 4: Milton Nascimento — Tudo Que Você Podia Ser

July 5: Getz, Gilberto, Jobim (sang by João Gilberto) — Desafinado

July 6: Stereolab — Rainbo Conversation

July 7: Baden Powell — Samba Triste

July 8: Recado Bossa Nova — Hank Mobley

July 9: Da Lata — Cores (Colors)

July 10: Stan Getz, Luiz Bonfá, Maria Toledo (vocals) — Insensatez

July 11: Hope Tala — Lovestained

July 12: (Powell, Pinheiro) performed by Elis Regina — Lapinha

July 13: Joao Gilberto — Chega De Saudade

July 14: Vinícius de Moraes — Berimbau

July 15: Pharcyde — Runnin’ (sampling “Saudade Vem Correndo”)

July 16: Sergio Mendes & Brasil ‘66 — Ye-Me-Le

July 17: Baden Powell & Vinícius de Moraes — Canto de Ossanha

July 18: Nara Leão — O Barquinho

July 19: (Tom Jobim) performed by Dizzy Gillespie — Samba de Uma Nota Só

July 20: Thievery Corporation — Saudade

July 21: Gal Costa & Caetano Veloso — Coração Vagabundo

July 22: Jorge Ben — Balança Pema

July 23: Chico Buarque — Roda Vida

July 24: Quarteto Jobim-Morelenbaum — Lamento No Morro

July 25: John Coltrane — Bahia

July 26: Antônio Carlos Jobim & Francis Albert Sinatra — Quiet Night of Quiet Stars

July 27: Caetano Veloso, João Gilberto & Gilberto Gil — Aquarela Do Brasil

July 28: Elaine Elias — A Felicidade

July 29: Astrud Gilberto — Agua de Beber

July 30: Antônio Carlos Jobim — Samba do Avião

July 31:Sergio Mendes & Basil ‘66- Mas Que Nada

Terry Barr

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