Naná Vasconcelos

Naná Vasconcelos
Nana 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 of Brazil but not in the South.

As the son of a guitarist, Vasconcelos got his start in...
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Naná Vasconcelos/The Bushdancers Rain Dance
By: Naná Vasconcelos/The Bushdancers
Credited Role:Main Performer
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Naná Vasconcelos Chegada
By: Naná Vasconcelos
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Song List: Cascudo (As Sereias Do Caruaru), O Canto Do Cisne Negro, Ch...
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