BONUS EP. (Johnny Alf - Rapaz de Bem)

Salve! This is a bonus episode for Brazuca Sounds paid subscribers!

Every episode is a different song. This is the song today:

"Rapaz de Bem" by Johnny Alf

Johnny Alf was once described by the New York Times as "a Black pianist that helped birth Bossa Nova, and his story is rarely told", so today we're talking about a song that arguably inspired the way João Gilberto played his guitar and Tom Jobim's idea for the song "Desafinado".

In "Rapaz de Bem", Alf describes the life's priorities of a young man with a humorous reflection. Access the Translatiosmith for a complete lyric analysis. As much as we discussed the song, we also talked about his career and his pioneering role in bossa nova, a term he actually hated .