Nana Vasconcelos
Brazil
Born: 02 August 1944
Years Active: 60, 70, 80, 90, 2000
Genres: Jazz, Stage & Screen, Latin, International
Styles: World Fusion, Latin Jazz/World Fusion, Latin Jazz/World Fusion, Latin Jazz/World Fusion, Brazilian Jazz, Afro-Cuban, Soundtracks, Film Music, Afro-Brazilian, Latin America, Latin America, Latin Jazz
Share to:
Naná Vasconcelos is one of the cluster of endlessly inventive Brazilian percussionists who were changing the direction and sounds of Brazilian jazz in the post-bossa nova 1970s. Vasconcelos is an especially inventive virtuoso of the berimbau, the weird yet expressive instrument shaped like an archer's bow, and he is also adept at the odd-numbered meters (5/4, 7/4) that were used frequently in the north but not the south of Brazil. As the son of a guitarist, Vasconcelos got his start in his father's band at age 12 playing bongos and maracas. T...
See also
- Don Cherry (23)
- Milton Nascimento (10)
- Gato Barbieri (8)
Similar artists
- Zakir Hussain (19)
- Trilok Gurtu (18)
- Steve Gorn (7)
- Jai Uttal (7)
- Airto Moreira (6)
- Paulinho da Costa (5)
- Baden Powell (3)
- Cyro Baptista (3)
- Stomu Yamashta (2)
Influenced by
- Antonio Carlos Jobim (22)
- Milton Nascimento (10)
Followers
- Pat Metheny (91)
- Jan Garbarek (79)
- Jack DeJohnette (64)
- Steve Oliver (18)
- Cyro Baptista (3)
- Arto Lindsay (2)
Performed Songs By
- Egberto Gismonti (46)
- Andy Sheppard (16)
- Collin Walcott (12)
Your account will be charged with:
free downloads and $. Your balance after this charge will be:
free downloads + $. Do you really want to purchase selected tracks/albums?
Once, you'll click on 'buy selected' button - you'll be redirected to "My Downloads" page, where you can download the music you've purchased.
melodysale.com
