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Laurindo Almeida

1917 - 1995

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Laurindo José de Araújo Almeida Nóbrega Neto (2 September 1917 – 26 July 1995) was a Brazilian guitarist and composer in classical, jazz, and Latin music. He was one of the pioneers in the creation of bossa nova. Almeida was the first guitarist to receive Grammy Awards for both classical and jazz performances. His discography encompasses more than a hundred recordings over five decades. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Laurindo Almeida is the 1,269th most popular musician (down from 1,171st in 2019), the 491st most popular biography from Brazil (down from 462nd in 2019) and the 21st most popular Brazilian Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Laurindo Almeida ranks 1,269 out of 3,175. Before him are Tom Hamilton, Jaki Liebezeit, Mitski, Gary Peacock, K3, and Geoff Downes. After him are Christian Zacharias, Pat Smear, Vitas, Paul Gray, Alexi Laiho, and Thurston Moore.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Laurindo Almeida ranks 225. Before him are Yahya Petra of Kelantan, Miroslav Brozović, Fritz Honegger, Bagrat Shinkuba, Torsten Lindberg, and Johannes Bobrowski. After him are Gloria Fuertes, Luigi Cantone, Knut Haugland, Ivan Bodiul, Jacqueline Auriol, and Abdel Rahman Badawi. Among people deceased in 1995, Laurindo Almeida ranks 202. Before him are Margaret Woodbridge, Margita Figuli, Eiji Okada, Shura Cherkassky, Georges Candilis, and Bryan Johnson. After him are Elizabeth Roboz Einstein, Hermínio de Brito, Genrikh Kasparyan, Franco Fabrizi, John Cairncross, and Dorothy Poynton-Hill.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Laurindo Almeida ranks 491 out of 2,236. Before him are Bertha Lutz (1894), Flávio Conceição (1974), Danilo (1991), Luís Mesquita de Oliveira (1911), Arthur Machado (1909), and Eduardo Saverin (1982). After him are Hermínio de Brito (1914), Giovanna Antonelli (1976), Victor Meirelles (1832), Eusébio Scheid (1932), Chico Landi (1907), and Mano Menezes (1962).

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Among MUSICIANS In Brazil

Among musicians born in Brazil, Laurindo Almeida ranks 21. Before him are Eumir Deodato (1942), Airto Moreira (1941), Luiz Bonfá (1922), Dorival Caymmi (1914), Marcos Valle (1943), and Ivan Lins (1945). After him are Igor Cavalera (1970), Pixinguinha (1897), Noel Rosa (1910), Andreas Kisser (1968), Kiko Loureiro (1972), and Eliane Elias (1960).

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