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Naná Vasconcelos

1944 - 2016

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Naná Vasconcelos is the 822nd most popular singer (down from 813th in 2019), the 324th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 330th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Brazilian Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Naná Vasconcelos ranks 822 out of 4,381. Before him are Titta Ruffo, Mike Love, Giulia Grisi, Camilo Sesto, Pierre Gaveaux, and Idir. After him are Roza Eskenazi, Alexander Vertinsky, Jennifer Warnes, Jamala, Polad Bülbüloğlu, and Sinan Sakić.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Naná Vasconcelos ranks 343. Before him are John Tavener, Marilù Tolo, Jean-Daniel Cadinot, Élisabeth Badinter, Enrique Irazoqui, and Ahmed Chalabi. After him are Sigiswald Kuijken, Andrew G. Vajna, Earnie Shavers, Jiří Holík, Susana Giménez, and Oswald Gracias. Among people deceased in 2016, Naná Vasconcelos ranks 218. Before him are Ofelya Hambardzumyan, Sigge Parling, Halil İnalcık, Steven Hill, Jay Wright Forrester, and Mohamed Hassanein Heikal. After him are Jacques Hamel, Sándor Tarics, Lars Gustafsson, Vladica Kovačević, Faina Melnik, and Hannes Löhr.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Naná Vasconcelos ranks 324 out of 2,236. Before him are Serginho Chulapa (1953), Gilberto Silva (1976), Danilo Alvim (1920), Luís Carlos Prestes (1898), Airto Moreira (1941), and Morena Baccarin (1979). After him are Luiz Bonfá (1922), Valdo Filho (1964), Lygia Clark (1920), Monteiro Lobato (1882), Oswald de Andrade (1890), and Éder Jofre (1936).

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Among SINGERS In Brazil

Among singers born in Brazil, Naná Vasconcelos ranks 9. Before him are Elis Regina (1945), Loalwa Braz (1953), Gal Costa (1945), Maria Bethânia (1946), Jorge Ben (1942), and Elza Soares (1930). After him are Flora Purim (1942), Luiz Gonzaga (1912), Adoniran Barbosa (1910), Lisa Ono (1962), Beth Carvalho (1946), and Clara Nunes (1942).

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