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Baden Powell

1937 - 2000

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Baden Powell de Aquino (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈbadẽ ˈpawew]; 6 August 1937 – 26 September 2000), known professionally as Baden Powell, was a Brazilian virtuoso guitarist and composer. He combined classical techniques with popular harmony and swing. He performed in many styles, including bossa nova, samba, Brazilian jazz, Latin jazz and MPB. He performed on stage during most of his lifetime. Powell composed many pieces for guitar some of them now considered guitar standards, such as Abração em Madrid, Braziliense, Canto de Ossanha, Casa Velha, Consolação, Horizon, Imagem, Lotus, Samba, Samba Triste, Simplesmente, Tristeza e Solidão, and Samba da Benção. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Baden Powell is the 487th most popular musician (down from 386th in 2019), the 162nd most popular biography from Brazil (down from 132nd in 2019) and the 8th most popular Brazilian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Baden Powell ranks 487 out of 3,175. Before him are Mikkey Dee, Oliver Dragojević, Varg Vikernes, DJ BoBo, Joe Perry, and Anne-Sophie Mutter. After him are Rocco Granata, Alexis Weissenberg, Pat Metheny, Steve Morse, Ray Conniff, and Armin van Buuren.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Baden Powell ranks 134. Before him are Robert B. Wilson, Joseph Kobzon, Bella Akhmadulina, Emerich Jenei, Lajos Portisch, and Naji al-Ali. After him are Lawrence Roberts, Tony Burton, Billy Dee Williams, Audrys Bačkis, Steve Russell, and Hibari Misora. Among people deceased in 2000, Baden Powell ranks 81. Before him are Ignatius Kung Pin-Mei, Giorgio Bassani, Ivan Stambolić, Fulcanelli, Libertad Lamarque, and Franck Pourcel. After him are Teruki Miyamoto, Phạm Văn Đồng, José Águas, Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky, Ahmet Kaya, and Yehuda Amichai.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Baden Powell ranks 162 out of 2,236. Before him are Eurico Gaspar Dutra (1883), Marta (null), Fernanda Torres (1965), Lais Ribeiro (1990), Aymoré Moreira (1912), and Oscar (1954). After him are Leovegildo Lins da Gama Júnior (1954), Dino Sani (1932), Zózimo (1932), José Mauro de Vasconcelos (1920), Washington Luís (1869), and Orlando Peçanha (1935).

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Among MUSICIANS In Brazil

Among musicians born in Brazil, Baden Powell ranks 8. Before him are João Gilberto (1931), Caetano Veloso (1942), Gilberto Gil (1942), Chico Buarque (1944), Sérgio Mendes (1941), and Milton Nascimento (1942). After him are Toquinho (1946), Rita Lee (1947), Nelson Freire (1944), Hermeto Pascoal (1936), Max Cavalera (1969), and Zequinha de Abreu (1880).

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