Pure Bossa Nova album by Nara Leao was released Feb 19, 2008 on the Verve label. The singer and 1960s political activist Nara Leao was a contemporary of fellow Brazilian iconoclasts such as Caetano Veloso and Vinicius De Moraes. This collection dates mostly from the 1970s and '80s, and features Leao's signature seductive, fragile vocals performing a variety of standards accompanied by a spare backing of percussion, acoustic guitar, and a deftly employed string section. Pure Bossa Nova CD music contains a single disc with 14 songs