Milton Nascimento - Nova Concerts International

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Milton Nascimento
Grammy-award winner and international singing superstar and songwriter Milton
Nascimento may have his roots in Brazil, but his songs have touched audiences all over
the world.
Line-up
Milton Nascimento - vocals, piano, guitar
On Stage: 11
Travel Party: 13
Website
www.miltonnascimento.com.br
Biography
Nilton Nascimento is one of the most prominent Brazilian singers, songwriters, and
guitarists. Nascimento's mother was the maid Maria do Carmo Nascimento. As a baby,
Milton Nascimento was adopted by his mother's former employers: the couple Josino Brito
Campos, a banker employee, mathematics teacher and electronic technician; and Lília
Silva Campos, a music teacher and choir singer. When he was 18 months old,
Nascimento's biological mother died, and he moved with his adopted parents to the city of
Três Pontas, in the state of Minas Gerais. Nascimento was an occasional DJ on a radio
station that his father once ran. He lived in the boroughs of Laranjeiras and Tijuca in Rio de
Janeiro. In the early stages of his career, Nascimento played in two samba groups:
Evolussamba and Sambacana. In 1963, he moved to Belo Horizonte, where his friendship
with Lô Borges led to the Clube da Esquina ("corner club") movement. Members included
Beto Guedes, Toninho Horta, Wagner Tiso, and Flávio Venturini, with whom he shared
compositions and melodies. One composition was "Canção do Sal", which was first
interpreted by Elis Regina in 1966 and led to a television appearance with Nascimento.
The collective, as well as some others, released Clube da Esquina in 1972. Several hit
singles were also released. Nascimento is famous for his falsetto and tonal range, as well
for highly acclaimed songs such as "Maria, Maria", "Canção da América" ("Song from
America"/"Unencounter"), "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-political
campaign in 1984, was played at the funeral of the late President of Brazil Tancredo
Neves the next year, and was also played at Ayrton Senna's funeral. 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 stars
such as Paul Simon, Cat Stevens, George Duke and Quincy Jones. Angelus (1994)
features appearances by Pat Metheny, Ron Carter, Herbie Hancock, Jack DeJohnette,
Nana Vasconcelos, Jon Anderson, James Taylor, and Peter Gabriel. 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 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. In 1996, Nascimento
contributed the song "Dancing" to the AIDS-Benefit Album Red Hot + Rio produced by the
Red Hot Organization. In 2004, he worked with the brazilian Heavy Metal band Angra, in
the song "Late Redemption". (adapted from Wikipedia | cc:by-sa)
Discography
1968 Courage - A&M
1969 Milton Nascimento - EMI
1972 Clube Da Esquina - EMI Hemisphere
1973 Milagre Dos Peixes - Intuition
1976 Geraes - Odeon
1976 Milton (Minas) - A&M
1978 Travessia - Iris
1979 Journey to Dawn - A&M
1980 Sentinela - Verve
1981 Cacador de Mim - Polydor
1982 Missa dos Quilombos - Verve
1982 Anima - Polydor
1983 Ao Vivo [live] - Philips
1985 Encontros E Despedidas - Polydor
1986 A Barca Dos Amantes - PolyGram
1987 Yauaretê (Black Panther) - Columbia
1989 Milton's - Columbia
1990 Cancao Da America - Verve
1990 Txai - Columbia
1991 A Barca Dos Amantes (Ship of Lovers) - Polydor
1992 Noticias Do Brasil - Tropical Music
1993 Tres Pontas - Sound
1993 Angelus - Warner
1994 O Planeta Blue Na Estrada do Sol - Tristar
1994 Amigo - Warner
1995 Clube Da Esquina 2 - EMI Hemisphere
1995 Minas - EMI
1996 Planeta Blue Na Estrada Do Sol - Sony Brazil
1997 Nascimento - Warner
1998 Tambores de Minas [live] - WEA
1999 Crooner - Warner
2000 Nos Bailes Da Vida - Globo
2002 Milton Nascimento [Japan Bonus Track] - Odeon
2003 Pietá
2003 Music for Sunday Lovers - Toshiba EMI
2005 O Coronel E O Lobisomem - Universal Distribution
2006 A Arca de Noé - Universal Distribution
2007 Dose Dupla Tambores de Minas - WEA
2007 Milagre Dos Peixes: Ao Vivo - EMI Music Distribution
2008 Novas Bossas - EMI Music Distribution
2011 Elfland - Enja
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