Clube da Esquina (Minas Gerais)

Movement · 1963 → · Belo Horizonte · Hybrids and world

A collective of Minas Gerais musicians gathered around Milton Nascimento and Lô Borges, with Toninho Horta and Wagner Tiso. The double album Clube da Esquina (EMI, 1972) blends bossa nova, progressive rock, jazz, classical music and folklore; Clube da Esquina 2 follows in 1978.

What is still debated

Start date: Milton Nascimento's arrival in Belo Horizonte (1963); the founding album dates from 1972.

Where it comes from

• Bossa nova, jazz samba

What it gave rise to or influenced

• Brazilian instrumental music
• Fusion, jazz-rock, jazz-funk

Artists

• Toninho Horta (1948, guitar, vocals)
• Milton Nascimento (1942, vocals, guitar, piano)
• Wagner Tiso (1945, piano, keyboards, arrangement)

Tracks to start with

• Beijo Partido — Toninho Horta (1980)
• Ponta de Areia — Wayne Shorter & Milton Nascimento (1975)

Sources

• EN : Clube da Esquina

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