Milton Nascimento

Milton Nascimento ( born October 26, 1942 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian musician, who is considered one of the most influential personalities of the Música Popular Brasileira.

Life

Nascimento grew up in Laranjeiras and Tijuca. At the age of a few months he was adopted by a couple who worked for his mother. The foster parents were Josino Brito Campos, a bank employee, mathematics teacher and electrical engineer, and Lília Silva Campos, a music teacher. When he was eighteen months old, died in his birth mother, and he moved with his foster parents in Três Pontas in Minas Gerais.

At the beginning of his career, Milton Nascimento played in the samba groups Evolussamba and Sambacana. In 1963 he went to Belo Horizonte. His friendship with the brothers Borges brought him into contact with the Clube da Esquina movement. He was discovered by Eumir Deodato during a song festival for 1968. Deodato's recommendation to the jazz producer Creed Taylor ( founder of the label among other things, CTI and Impulse! ) Led to the U.S. LP " Courage".

His music is based on the Bossa Nova. Nascimento is famous for his falsetto vocals and the great range of his voice. In Brazil, he is so popular songs such as " Canção da América " and " Coração de Estudante ". The text of " Coração de Estudante " is reminiscent of the funeral of the student Edson Luís, who in 1968 was killed by a police officer. The song became the anthem of the 1984 Movement for Democratic Elections in Brazil and it was played at the funeral of Tancredo Neves, the first freely elected president of Brazil by the military dictatorship.

His international breakthrough came with his performances with jazz saxophonist Wayne Shorter. In 1974 he plays with him on the album Native Dancer. Throughout his career he has performed with Jorge Ben, Caetano Veloso, Chico Buarque, Gilberto Gil, and international stars such as Paul Simon, James Taylor, Peter Gabriel, Herbie Hancock, Quincy Jones and Pat Metheny. Through his friendship with guitarist Warren Cuccurullo, it was released in 1993 to collaborate with Duran Duran. Milton Nascimento in 1991, 1995 and 1998, nominated for a Grammy. In 1998, he won it in the Best World Music Album category.

Recordings

  • Milton Nascimento, 1967
  • Courage, 1968
  • Milton Nascimento, 1969
  • Milton, 1969
  • Milton Nascimento & Lo Borges Clube do Esquina, 1972
  • Milagre dos Peixes, 1973
  • Minas, 1975
  • Geraes, 1976
  • Milton, 1976
  • Milton Nascimento & Lo Borges Clube do Esquina 2, 1978
  • Travessia, 1978
  • Journey to Dawn, 1979
  • Sentinela, 1980
  • Caçador de Mim, 1981
  • Anima, 1982
  • Quilombo, 1982
  • Ao Vivo, 1983
  • Encontros e Despedidas, 1985
  • A Barca dos Amantes, 1986
  • Yauaretê, 1987 ( with Herbie Hancock, Paul Simon and Wayne Shorter)
  • Milton, 1989
  • Txai, 1990
  • O Planeta Blue na Estrada do Sol, 1992
  • Angelus, 1994
  • Amigo, 1995
  • Nascimento, 1997
  • Tambores de Minas, 1997
  • Crooner, 1999
  • Milton Nascimento & Daniel Barenboim, Brazilian Rhapsody 2000
  • Milton Nascimento & Gilberto Gil. Gil & Milton, 2000
  • Belmondo & Milton Nascimento 2008
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