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Milton Nascimento (Portuguese pronunciation:

Milton Nascimento was born in Rio de Janeiro.^[2] His mother, Maria Nascimento, was a maid. As a baby, Nascimento was adopted by a couple who were his mother's former employers; Josino Brito Campos, a bank employee, mathematics teacher and electronic technician and Lília Silva Campos, a music teacher and choir singer. When he was 18 months old, Nascimento's biological mother died, and he moved with his adoptive parents to the city of Três Pontas, in the state of Minas Gerais.

Nascimento was an occasional DJ on a radio station that his father once ran.^[3] He lived in the boroughs of Laranjeiras and Tijuca in Rio de Janeiro.

In the early stages of his career, Nascimento played in two samba groups, Evolussamba and Sambacana. In 1963, he moved to Belo Horizonte, where his friendship with Lô Borges led to the Clube da Esquina ("corner club") movement.^[4] Members included Beto Guedes, Toninho Horta, Wagner Tiso, and Flávio Venturini, with whom he shared compositions and melodies. One composition was "Canção do Sal", which was first interpreted by Elis Regina in 1966 and led to a television appearance with Nascimento.^[3] The collective, as well as some others, released Clube da Esquina in 1972. Several hit singles were also released.^[5]

Nascimento is famous for his falsetto and tonal range, as well for highly acclaimed songs such as "Maria, Maria", "Canção da América" ("Song from America"/"Unencounter"), "Travessia" ("Bridges"), "Bailes da Vida", and "Coração de Estudante" ("Student's Heart"). The lyrics remember the funeral of the student Edson Luís, killed by police officers in 1968. The song became the hymn for the Diretas Já social-political campaign in 1984, was played at the funeral of the late President of Brazil Tancredo Neves the next year, and was also played at Ayrton Senna's funeral.

While his reputation within Brazil was firmly established with his Clube da Esquina works, Nascimento's international breakthrough came with his appearance on

In 1996, Nascimento contributed the song "Dancing" to the AIDS benefit album Red Hot + Rio produced by the Red Hot Organization.

In 2004, he worked with the Brazilian heavy metal band Angra, on the song "Late Redemption" from their album Temple of Shadows..^[6]

Discography

Compilations

• 2000: Oratório (Universal), 10 cd box set
• 2004: Maria Maria / Ultimo Trem (Far Out Recordings, EMI), Soundtracks to 2 Brazilian ballets from 1976 and 1980^[7]

More album-pages linked at pt:Categoria:Álbuns de Milton Nascimento.

Academic title

• Honorary doctorate of music, awarded by the Berklee College of Music,^[8] May 7, 2016.

References

Sources

• Motta, Nelson (2001). Noites Tropicais (in Portuguese).
  ISBN 85-7302-292-2
  .
• Dolores, Maria. (2006). Travessia: A Vida De Milton Nascimento (in Portuguese). RCB.
• Mei, Giancarlo (2004). Canto Latino: Origine, Evoluzione e Protagonisti della Musica Popolare del Brasile. Preface by Sergio Bardotti; Afterward by Milton Nascimento. Viterbo, Italy: Stampa Alternativa-Nuovi Equilibri.
• McGowan, Chris; Pessanha, Ricardo (1998). The Brazilian Sound: Samba, Bossa Nova and the Popular Music of Brazil (2nd ed.).
  ISBN 1-56639-545-3
  .

Perrone, Charles A. Masters of Contemporary Brazilian Song: MPB 1965-1985. Austin: University of Texas Press, 1989. Chapter 4.

External links

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• Milton Nascimento – official website
• Milton Nascimento discography at Discogs
• Interview with Nascimento, 1988 Template:Pt icon
• Milton Nascimento: 12 Essential Performances by Ted Gioia (jazz.com)