Person

Naná Vasconcelos

Juvenal de Holanda Vasconcelos, known as Naná Vasconcelos (2 August 1944 – 9 March 2016), was a Brazilian percussionist, vocalist and berimbau player, notable for his work as a solo artist on over two dozen albums, and as a backing musician with Pat Metheny, Don Cherry, Jan Garbarek, Egberto Gismonti, Gato Barbieri, and Milton Nascimento.

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Artist details

Type
Person
Area
Brazil
Born
August 2nd, 1944
Died
March 9th, 2016
Genres
Labels
Tzadik
Philips
ECM Records
Far Out Recordings
Soul Note
Last updated: December 13th, 2021·MusicBrainz

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