Nara

The theme of this program is the journey to explore the "Spirit of Japan" by visiting temples and shrines. This time we will visit Mt. Yoshino. Mt. Yoshino places in the south of Nara Prefecture and we will look for the roots of "Sakura (cherry blossoms)" which the flower that Japanese people love so much. Yoshino is the mountain which is covered with over 30,000 of SAKURA and it is known as a sacred place for mountain worship. This worship is developed focusing around "KINPUSENJI (temple located in Mt. Yoshino)". Through this journey, we will find out the Japanese people's feeling for the SAKURA.

Embora se recuse a encaixar Nara Leão (1942-1989) em qualquer gênero musical pelo qual ela tenha passado, o pesquisador carioca Rodrigo Faour, de 40 anos, acredita ter encontrado o título ideal para a caixa que reúne 12 álbuns gravados por ela na década de 1960, entre 1964 e 1969. “Foram os aspectos mais emblemáticos da carreira então iniciante dela”, diz a respeito de Nara Leão – Samba, festivais e tropicália, pacote lançado pela Universal Music.

Nara Leao, the Musa da Bossa Nova (Bossa Nova's Muse, as she is affectionately known), was a prominent figure in bossa nova. She didn't restrict herself as a bossa nova singer, though, and was one of the first artists to engage in the movement later known as "cancao de protesto" (protest song), an artistic movement which denounced military dictatorship in Brazil. She launched the careers of such composers/interpreters as Chico Buarque, Ze Keti, Martinho da Vila, Edu Lobo, Paulinho da Viola, and Fagner. An international performer in spite of her short, uneducated voice, she left an expressive discography. She possessed one of the sexiest voices in Brazilian music and challenged the musical and cultural status quo.