Artist
Baden Powell
Baden Powell appears 2 times in our Samba and Bossa Nova lists, placing as high as No. 7. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.
- Ranked entries
- 2
- Appears on
- Samba and Bossa Nova
- Years
- 1963–1966
- Highest placing
- No. 7 in Samba
- Updated
- 2026-08-30
Appears on
Canto de Ossanha
1966
Ranked No. 7 in Samba
Afro-sambas — Powell and Vinicius de Moraes going to the candomblé terreiros for melodies and coming back with something darker than bossa allowed.
Berimbau
1963
Ranked No. 8 in Bossa Nova
Bossa turning back towards Bahia and capoeira rather than towards jazz. Powell's guitar is percussive in a way Gilberto's deliberately is not.