Actually, HARD BOSSA is the title of a 1999 CD by Joyce, one of Brazil's biggest stars of the past few decades. The title is catchy, which is mainly why I used it for this thread. Basically, I'm just starting this as yet another, more specific thread to talk about a slice of the Brazilian music scene of the 60's. This thread isn't just another Bossa Nova thread. We already have a Jobim thread, and another that deals with the topic of where to get started with Bossa Nova, and this one is j