Naná Vasconcelos

Brazilian percussionist

Juvenal de Holanda Vasconcelos, known as Naná Vasconcelos (2 August 1944 – 9 March 2016), was a Brazilian percussionist, vocalist and berimbau player, notable for his work as a solo artist on over two dozen albums, and as a backing musician with Pat Metheny, Don Cherry, Jan Garbarek, Egberto Gismonti, Gato Barbieri, and Milton Nascimento.

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Works

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  • Berimbau Solo
  • Call and Response
  • Calmarie
  • Codona
  • East of the Sun and West of the Moon
  • Eventyr
  • Lillekort
  • Nana’s Solo
  • North Brazilian Ceremonial Hymn
  • O Berimbau
  • Once Upon a Time
  • Que Faser
  • Snipp, Snapp, Snute
  • Soria Maria
  • The Companion
  • Trayra Boia