Milton Nascimento (born 26 October 1942) is a singer-songwriter who is considered one of the icons of Brazilian Music. October 26 is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... Location of Rio de Janeiro Coordinates: Country Brazil Region Southeast State Rio de Janeiro Government  - Mayor Cesar Maia (PFL) Area  - City 1,260 km²  (486. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... MPB (Música Popular Brasileira) is a specific musical genre of Brazilian popular music that employs sophisticated lyrics, melodies, and harmonies in which the commercial aspect is subordinate to the performers artistic standards. ... A singer is a musician who uses their voice to produce music. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... A singer is a musician who uses their voice to produce music. ... Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Clube da Esquina (in English Corner Club) is a genre of Brazilian music, originating in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. ... October 26 is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ... A singer is a musician who uses their voice to produce music. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Strong influences on the music of Brazil come from Africa, India, Portugal and the natives of the Amazon rainforest and of other parts of the country. ...

Nascimento was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. His mother was the maid Maria do Carmo Nascimento. When he was just a few months old, the boy was adopted by the family for whom his mother had previously worked: the couple Josino Brito Campos (a banker, mathematics teacher and electronic technician) and Lília Silva Campos (a music teacher). He lived in the boroughs of Laranjeiras and Tijuca in Rio de Janeiro. When he was 18 months old, his biological mother died and he moved with his adoptive parents to the city of Três Pontas, in the State of Minas Gerais. Location of Rio de Janeiro Coordinates: Country Brazil Region Southeast State Rio de Janeiro Government  - Mayor Cesar Maia (PFL) Area  - City 1,260 km²  (486. ... Laranjeiras is a primarily residential neighborhood located in the Southern Zone of Rio de Janeiro. ... Tijuca is a neighboorhood of the northern area of city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ... Minas Gerais is one of the states of Brazil, the second most populous in the federation. ... Flag of Minas Gerais See other Brazilian States Capital Belo Horizonte Largest City Belo Horizonte Area 586,528. ...

In the earlier stages of his career, Nascimento played in two samba groups, Evolussamba and Sambacana. In 1963 he moved to Belo Horizonte, and his friendship with the Borges brothers led to the Clube da Esquina (corner club) movement. Other members included Beto Guedes, Toninho Horta, Wagner Tiso, and Flávio Venturini, with whom he shared compositions and melodies, writing one of the most important chapters of the brazilian music history. One of these was Canção do Sal which was first ever interpreted by the young Elis Regina at the Festival da Música Popular Brasileira, when she won the festival, in 1965. Samba ( ) is one of the most popular forms of music in Brazil. ... Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Location in Brazil Coordinates: , Country Brazil Region Southeast State Minas Gerais Founded 1701 Incorporated (as city) December 12, 1897 Government  - Mayor Fernando da Mata Pimentel (PT) Area  - City 330. ... Clube da Esquina (in English Corner Club) is a genre of Brazilian music, originating in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. ... Toninho Horta, guitar player and violinist, plays eclectic music and has a recent CD Com o Pé no Forró with Dominguinhos and other musicians. ... Elis Regina Carvalho Costa (March 17, 1945 – January 19, 1982) was one of the greatest female singers in Brazilian popular music. ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ...

Nascimento is famous for his chime-clear falsetto and tonal range, as well for highly acclaimed songs such as Maria, Maria, Canção da América (Song from America), Travessia, Bailes da vida and Coração de Estudante (Student's Heart). The lyrics remember the funeral of the student Edson Luís, killed by police officers in 1968. The song became the hymn for the Diretas Já social-politival campaign in 1984 and it was also played in the funeral of the late president Tancredo Neves the next year, who died before assuming the presidency and in the Ayrton Senna´s funeral. Falsetto (IPA: Italian , General American , RP ) is a singing technique that produces sounds that are pitched higher than the singers normal range. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1968 Gregorian calendar. ... A hymn is a type of song, usually religious, specifically written for the purpose of praise, adoration or prayer, and typically addressed to a god or other religiously significant figure. ... Diretas Já (Direct [vote] Now) was a civil movement which , in 1984, agitated for direct presidential elections in Brazil. ... Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This article includes a list of works cited or a list of external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... Tancredo de Almeida Neves, more commonly Tancredo Neves (pron. ... Ayrton Senna da Silva (pronounced / /, March 21, 1960 – May 1, 1994) was a Brazilian triple Formula One world champion. ...

While his reputation within Brazil was firmly established with his Clube da Esquina works, Nascimento's international breakthrough came with his appearance on jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter's 1974 album Native Dancer. This led to widespread acclaim, and collaborations with American stars such as Paul Simon, Cat Stevens, George Duke and Quincy Jones. His 1994 album Angelus features appearances by Pat Metheny, Ron Carter, Herbie Hancock, Jack DeJohnette, Wayne Shorter, Nana Vasconcelos, Jon Anderson, James Taylor, and Peter Gabriel. This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Wayne Shorter (born August 25, 1933) is an American jazz composer and saxophonist. ... Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, half of the folk-singing duo Simon and Garfunkel who continues a successful solo career. ... Yusuf Islam[2] (Arabic: يوسف إسلام) (born Steven Demetre Georgiou on 21 July 1948 in London), who was known as Cat Stevens from 1966 to 1978, is an English musician, singer-songwriter, educator, philanthropist and prominent convert to Islam. ... George Duke (born 12 January 1946) is a piano and synthesizer pioneer. ... Quincy Delightt Jones Jr. ... Patrick Bruce Metheny (born August 12, 1954 in Lees Summit, Missouri) is an American jazz guitarist. ... Ron Carter (born May 4, 1937, Ferndale, Michigan) is an American jazz bassist. ... Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an Academy Award and multiple Grammy Award-winning jazz pianist and composer from Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Hancock is one of jazz musics most important and influential pianists and composers. ... Jack DeJohnette (b. ... Wayne Shorter (born August 25, 1933) is an American jazz composer and saxophonist. ... Nana Vasconcelos (02 August 1944 - ) is a brazilian percussionist, who specialized in the 60s in the Berimbau. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, born in Belmont, Massachusetts. ... Peter Brian Gabriel (born February 13, 1950, in Chobham, Surrey, England) is an English musician. ...

Through his friendship with guitarist Warren Cuccurullo, Nascimento came to work with the pop-rock band Duran Duran in 1993. Nascimento co-wrote and performed (in the Portuguese language) the song Breath After Breath, featured on the band's 1993 album Duran Duran. He also performed with the band in concert when they toured in Brazil, in support of that album. Warren Bruce Cuccurullo (born December 8, 1956 in Brooklyn) is a rock and pop guitarist who has worked with Frank Zappa, Duran Duran, and Missing Persons. ... For Japanese racehorse, see Pop Rock (horse). ... Duran Duran is an English Synth pop/pop/rock band notable for a long series of popular singles and vivid music videos. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Portuguese (  or língua portuguesa) is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia (Spain) and northern Portugal from the Latin spoken by romanized Celtiberians about 1000 years ago. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... In 1993, the band Duran Duran released a second self-titled album -- this Duran Duran album is informally known as The Wedding Album (for Stephen Sprouses cover art) to distinguish it from the bands debut 1981 release. ...

Nascimento earned a Grammy award for Best World Music Album in 1998 for his album Nascimento, and was also nominated in 1991 and 1995. Grammy Award statuette The Grammy Awards, presented by the Recording Academy (an association of Americans professionally involved in the recorded music industry) for outstanding achievements in the recording industry, is one of four major music awards shows held annually in the United States (the Billboard Music Awards, the American Music... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ...

Notable performances

• Nada Será Como Antes (Nothing Will Be As It Was)
• Maria, Maria
• Travessia (aka Bridges)
• Para Lennon e McCartney (For Lennon and McCartney)
• Ponta de Areia (Sand Edge)
• Ao Que Vai Nascer
• Canção do Sal (Salt Song)
• Clube da Esquina
• Cravo e Canela (Clove and Cinnamon)
• Canção da América (Unencounter) (Song from America)
• Coração de Estudante (Student's Heart)
• Milagre dos Peixes (Miracle of the Fishes)
• Fé Cega, Faca Amolada (Blind Faith, Sharpened Knife)
• Tostão (One Coin)
• Saídas e Bandeiras (Exits and Flags)
• Os Povos (The People)
• Morro Velho (Old Hill)
• Beleza e Canção (Beauty and Song)
• Amor Real (Jon Anderson)

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References

• Motta, Nelson (2001). Noites Tropicais. Rio de Janeiro: Objetiva. ISBN 85-7302-292-2. 
• McGowan, Chris and Pessanha, Ricardo. The Brazilian Sound: Samba, Bossa Nova and the Popular Music of Brazil. 1998. 2nd edition. Temple University Press. ISBN 1-56639-545-3
• Mei, Giancarlo. Canto Latino: Origine, Evoluzione e Protagonisti della Musica Popolare del Brasile. 2004. Stampa Alternativa-Nuovi Equilibri. Preface by Sergio Bardotti and postface by Milton Nascimento.

External links

• Official Web site
• Biography at Allmusic.com
• Milton Nascimento page at The Brazilian Sound
• Interview with Nascimento, 1988

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