NANÁ VASCONCELOS
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Nana Vasconcelos was born in Recife on the Northeast Coast of Brazil and, even after twenty years of playing throughout the world, his roots are apparent in everything he plays.
When Nana was 12-years-old he began playing with his father, a guitarist, and in the city's marching band. Prodded by intense curiosity and an inquisitive ear that led him from the music of Brazil's greatest composer, Villa Lobos, to Jimi Hendrix, Nana came to learn all the Brazialian percussion instruments and, by the early Sixties, came to specialize in the berimbau*. He has taken this instrument far beyond its traditional uses and is acknowledge as its foremost player.
After playing in every imaginable context from symphonic orchestras to street bands in his hometown, Nana moved to Rio de Janeiro and began to play with one of Brazil's greatest singers, Milton Nascimento. In 1970 the Argentinian tenor player Gato Barbieri was
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4.00 |
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Amazonas
World Fusion
1973
4.50 |
3 ratings
Saudades
World Fusion
1980
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Zumbi
World Fusion
1983
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Lester
World Fusion
1988
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Chegada
World Fusion
2005
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Trilhas
World Fusion
2006
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