Naná Vasconcelos

percussion, berimbau, vocals · 1944–2016 · Recife

Percussionist born in Recife, who turned the berimbau and the voice into jazz instruments. He played with Don Cherry and Collin Walcott in Codona and released several records on ECM.

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Styles

• Brazilian instrumental music
• ECM and European jazz

Landmark tracks

• O Berimbau (1980)

Sources

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