2016 continues to suck:
http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/latin/6980910/brazilian-percussionist-nana-vasconcelos-dead
― Naive Teen Idol, Thursday, 10 March 2016 17:09 (nine years ago)
yeah, he's on a bunch of great records that i've heard (and a million other ones I haven't). RIP! was just listening to those Codona LPs, they are really great.
― tylerw, Thursday, 10 March 2016 17:15 (nine years ago)
this record is so nicehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9qN1D81_wE
― tylerw, Thursday, 10 March 2016 18:52 (nine years ago)
Am curious about Bush Dance, 1986, with Arto Lindsay
― curmudgeon, Thursday, 10 March 2016 19:11 (nine years ago)
yeah i've never heard that! seems like it would be good.
― tylerw, Thursday, 10 March 2016 19:13 (nine years ago)
on every track of this one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wfl_wPJgeZQ
― Milton Parker, Thursday, 10 March 2016 21:21 (nine years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ccuv0Tx0c8s
― Naive Teen Idol, Friday, 11 March 2016 03:59 (nine years ago)
I have Bush Dance, but I don't like it that much, it has this kinda cheesy synth pop/jazz fusion sound which is of aquired taste. But this solo album from 1995 is excellent! It's really a showcase of all the sides of his drumming, from traditional accordion-lead Northeast Brazil music to more experimental and moody sounds. My favourite tune is "A Day in the Amazon / Um dia no Amazonas", which is an ambient track where he creates the soundworld of a teeming jungle with nothing but percussions.
― Tuomas, Friday, 11 March 2016 12:33 (nine years ago)
Anyway, rest in piece, Nana. One of the most unique percussionists of all time.
Saudades is really good.
― Naive Teen Idol, Friday, 11 March 2016 14:19 (nine years ago)