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Infobox musical artist | name = Milton Nascimento| image = Bituca.jpg| caption = Milton Nascimento performing.| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Milton Nascimento| alias = Bituca| birth_date = Birth date and age|1942|10|26|mf=y| death_date =| origin = Rio de Janeiro , Brazil Allmusic|class=artist|id=p3369|pure_url=yes| instrument = Guitar | genre = Música Popular Brasileira | occupation = Singer , songwriter , guitarist | years_active = 1962& ndash;present| label = Warner Music Group|Warner Music Brazil Sony Music Entertainment|Sony Music Brazil Philips Records EMI|EMI Music Brazil Warner Bros. Records Blue Note Records|Blue Note / EMI|EMI Records Nonesuch Records|Nonesuch / Elektra Records | associated_acts = Clube da Esquina | website =| current_members =| past_members =| notable_instruments = Milton Nascimento (IPA-pt|miw'tõ nasi'm?tu; born October 26, 1942, in Rio de Janeiro , Brazil ) is a prominent Brazil ian singer - songwriter and guitarist .
Biography
Nascimento's mother was the maid Maria 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 Disc jockey|DJ on a radio station that his father once ran.cite web |url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p3369/biography|pure_url=yes |title=Biography |accessdate=2008-03-22 |last=Skelly |first=Richard |work= Allmusic |publisher= All Media Guide 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.cite web |url= http://allbrazilianmusic.com/en/Styles/Styles.asp? Nu_Materia=896& Status=MATERIA |title=Clube da Esquina (Club on the Corner) |accessdate=2008-03-22 |last=Essinger |first=Silvio |work=AllBrazilianMusic |publisher=CliqueMusic Editora 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.cite web |url= http://worldmusiccentral.org/artists/artist_page.php? id=2356 |title=Milton Nascimento |accessdate=2008-03-22 |work=World Music Central |publisher=World Music Portal
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 saxophone|saxophonist Wayne Shorter 's 1974 album Native Dancer (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 (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". The song is in the Temple Of Shadows album. http://metal-archives.com/release.php? id=50822
He is currently collaborating with Jason Mraz on the latter's upcoming album.
Discography
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1967: Milton Nascimento (a.k.a. Travessia )
1968: Courage
1969: Milton Nascimento
1970: Milton
1972: Clube da Esquina
1973: Milagre dos Peixes
1974: Native Dancer (album)|Native Dancer (with Wayne Shorter )
2000: Maria Maria / Ultimo Trem ( Far Out Recordings , Soundtracks to 2 Brazilian ballet s) http://www.faroutrecordings.com/buy/mariamariaultimo/ Far Out Recordings
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cite book |last=Motta |first=Nelson |title=Noites Tropicais |publisher=Objetiva |year=2001 |location= Rio de Janeiro , Brazil |isbn = 85-7302-292-2 |language=Portuguese
cite book |last=Dolores |first= Maria. |title=Travessia: A Vida De Milton Nascimento |publisher=RCB |year=2006 |language=Portuguese
cite book |last=Mei |first=Giancarlo |preface=Sergio Bardotti |postface=Milton Nascimento |title=Canto Latino: Origine, Evoluzione e Protagonisti della Musica Popolare del Brasile |year=2004 |publisher= Stampa Alternativa-Nuovi Equilibri |location= Viterbo , Italy
cite book |last=McGowan |first=Chris |authorlink= |coauthors=Pessanha, Ricardo |title=The Brazilian Sound: Samba, Bossa Nova and the Popular Music of Brazil |edition=2nd ed. |year=1998 |publisher= Temple University Press |location= Philadelphia , Pennsylvania |isbn=1-56639-545-3
External links
Commons category|Milton Nascimentowikiquote
http://www2.uol.com.br/miltonnascimento Official site
pt icon http://www.sidneyrezende.com/sec_entrevistas_view.php? id=26 Interview with Nascimento, 1988
http://www.jazz.com/dozens/the-dozens-milton-nascimento Milton Nascimento: 12 Essential Performances by Ted Gioia (jazz.com)
Persondata|NAME=Nascimento, Milton |ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Bituca |SHORT DESCRIPTION=Singer, songwriter |DATE OF BIRTH=October 26, 1942 |PLACE OF BIRTH= Rio de Janeiro , Brazil |DATE OF DEATH= |PLACE OF DEATH= DEFAULTSORT:Nascimento, Milton Category:1942 births Category:Living people Category:Brazilian people of Black African descent Category:People from Rio de Janeiro (city) Category:Grammy Award winners Category:Warner Bros. Records artists Category:Blue Note Records artists Category:Nonesuch Records artists Category:Latin Grammy Award winners Category:Música Popular Brasileira guitarists Category:Música Popular Brasileira singers Category:Far Out Recordings artists
