Naná Vasconcelos

We remember Naná Vasconcelos. ‘Percussive’

This day (March 9, 2016), in Recife, Brazil, died Naná Vasconcelos, a Brazilian Latin jazz percussionist, vocalist and berimbau player, most notable for his works with Pat Metheny, Don Cherry,...

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Naná Vasconcelos attends a Jazz Festival (2014)

November 22, 2014 - Naná Vasconcelos performs at Palco Theatro Guarany in Pelotas, Brazil for the Jazz Festival

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Egberto Gismonti & Naná Vasconcelos team up in Sao Paulo (1996)

June 30, 1996 - Egberto Gismonti, Naná Vasconcelos and a local Orchestra share the stage at the Kaiser Bock Festival in Sao Paulo, Brazil

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This week In Jazz Legends 10/52

Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter & Billy Cobham, Sonny Rollins, Ernestine Anderson, Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, Buddy Rich & His Orchestra, Freddie Hubbard, Les Mccann & Eddie Harris, Duke...

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Warner Bros. release Chaka Khan’s second solo album : ‘Naughty’ produced By Arif Mardin (1980)

Chaka Khan's 'Naughty' is her second solo album produced By Arif Mardin and released on March 26, 1980 by Warner Bros.Track Listing : 1.Clouds (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson) - 04:28...

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Blue Note publishes Eliane Elias seventh album : ‘Fantasia’ (1992)

Eliane Elias 'Fantasia' is her seventh studio album recorded in New-York City and released in March, 1992 by Blue Note.Track Listing : 1.The Girl From Ipanema (Norman Gimbel, Antonio Carlos...

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Happy Birthday John Lurie. ‘Lounge Lurie’

This day (December 14, 1952), in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is born John Lurie, an American actor, musician, painter and co-founder of The Lounge Lizards.Tracklist : 1 . w/ The Lounge Lizards...

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Me:nu Du Jour November 22 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Chic, Chaka Khan, Alicia Keys, Pink Floyd, Pearl Jam, The Kinks, U2, Beatles, Miles Davis, Seu Jorge, Frank Sinatra, Kanye West We Celebrate Michael...

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Warner Bros. publish Paul Simon’s eighth album : ‘The Rhythm of the Saints’ (1990)

Paul Simon's 'The Rhythm of the Saints' is his eighth studio album self-produced and released on October 16, 1990 by Warner Bros.Track Listing : 1.The Obvious Child (Paul Simon) -...

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Me:nu Du Jour June 30 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Al Jarreau, Sly & The Family Stone, Eurythmics, Queen, Madonna, The Prodigy, Iggy Pop, Lucinda Williams, Miles Davis, Joe Zawinul, Os Mutantes, Alice Cooper,...

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Talking Heads release ‘Little Creatures,’ their sixth album featuring ‘Road to Nowhere’ (1985)

Talking Heads' 'Little Creatures' is their sixth (and biggest-selling) studio album released on June 10, 1985 by Warner Bros./Sire.Track Listing : 1.And She Was (David Byrne) - 03:36 . 2.Give...

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Jean-Luc Ponty’s Turning Point

The end of the Sixties and the beginning of the Seventies mark the real start of Jean-Luc Ponty's international stardom.Hooking up with 23 years old George Duke.Recording his own "King...

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