'Hard Bossa' is the first album Joyce made with a view to her fan base in Europe -it recreates something of the 'Feminina' style which introduced a whole new generation to her work when the album exploded on the jazz dance scene nearly ten years ago. 'Feminina' was the definitive embodiment of Joyce's style and despite her love of the album she has never had the opportunity to get back to that style. Here she mixes jazz and folk strands together in her unique way.