Naná Vasconcelos
| Naná Vasconcelos | |
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| Background information | |
| Born |
August 2, 1944 Recife, Brazil |
| Genres | Latin jazz |
| Occupations | Composer, songwriter, instrumentalist, vocalist |
| Instruments | Percussion, berimbau, vocals |
| Years active | 1973-present |
Naná Vasconcelos (born Recife, Brazil, August 2, 1944) is a Brazilian Latin jazz percussionist, vocalist and berimbau player, most notable for his works with Pat Metheny, Don Cherry, Egberto Gismonti, and Gato Barbieri.
Beginning from 1967 he joined many artists' works as a percussionist. Among his many collaborations, he contributed to four Jon Hassell albums from 1976 to 1980 (including Possible Musics by B. Eno and Hassell), and later to several Pat Metheny Group works and Jan Garbarek concerts from early 1980s to early 1990s. In 1984 he appeared on the Pierre Favre album Singing Drums along with Paul Motian. He also appears on Arild Andersen's album If You Look Far Enough with Ralph Towner.
He formed a group named Codona with Don Cherry and Collin Walcott, which released three albums in 1978, 1980 and 1982.[1][2][3]
In 1981 he performed at the Woodstock Jazz Festival, held in celebration of the tenth anniversary of the Creative Music Studio. In 1998, Vasconcelos contributed "Luz De Candeeiro" to the AIDS benefit compilation album Onda Sonora: Red Hot + Lisbon produced by the Red Hot Organization.
Vasconcelos was awarded the Best Percussionist Of The Year by the Down Beat Critics Poll for seven consecutive years, from 1984 to 1990.[4]
Discography
As leader
- Africadeus, 1973
- Amazonas, 1973
- Kundalini, 1978, with Perry Robinson and Badal Roy
- Saudades (ECM, 1979)
- Zumbi, 1983
- Nanatronics, 1985
- Bush Dance, 1986, with Erasmo Vasconcelos, Clive Stevens, Peter Scherer, Arto Lindsay and Mário Toledo
- Legend Of The Seven Dreams, 1988, with Jan Garbarek
- Asian Journal, 1988, with Steve Gorn, Mike Richmond and Badal Roy
- Rain Dance - Naná Vasconcelos and The Bushdancers, 1989, avec Don Cherry, Cyro Baptista, Peter Scherer et and Teese Gohl
- Lester - Naná Vasconcelos & Antonello Salis, 1990
- Mejnoun, 1992, with Safy Boutella
- If You Look Far Enough, 1993, with Arild Andersen and Ralph Towner
- Contando Estórias, 1994
- Storytelling, 1995
- Contando Estorias, 1995
- Inclassificable, 1995, with Andy Sheppard and Steve Lodder
- Fragments: Modern Tradition, 1997
- Contaminação, 1999
- Saravah compilation, 1999
- Fragmentos, 2001, with Domínio Público
- Minha Lôa, 2002, with João de Souza Leão, Pedro Amorim, Don Cherry, Kiko Klaus, Erasto Vasconcelos and Guga e Murilo
- Vasconcelos e Assumpção - isso vai dar repercussão, 2004, with Itamar Assumpção
- Vasconcelos, Salis, Consolmagno - Vasconcelos, Salis, Consolmagno, 2005
- Chegada, 2005
- Trilhas, 2006
- Sinfonia & Batuques, 2011
As contributor
With Walter Bishop, Jr.
- Illumination (1977)
With Codona
With Don Cherry
- Organic Music Society (Caprice, 1972)
- Multikuti (A&M, 1990)
With Pierre Favre
- Singing Drums (ECM, 1984)
With Jan Garbarek
- Eventyr (ECM, 1980)
- I Took Up the Runes (ECM, 1990)
With Egberto Gismonti
- Dança Das Cabeças (ECM, 1977)
- Sol Do Meio Dia (ECM, 1978)
- Duas Vozes (ECM, 1984)
With Danny Gottlieb
- Whirlwind (Atlantic, 1989)
With Pat Metheny
- As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls (ECM, 1981)
- Offramp (ECM, 1982)
- Travels (ECM 1983)
With Woody Shaw
- For Sure! (Columbia, 1979)
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