Milton Silva Campos do Nascimento, also known as Bituca, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.
Eumir Deodato de Almeida is a Brazilian pianist, composer, arranger and record producer, primarily in jazz but who has been known for his eclectic melding of genres, such as pop, rock, disco, rhythm and blues, classical, Latin and bossa nova.
Clube da Esquina was a Brazilian music artists collective, originating in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. It is also the name of a double album from 1972. Clube da Esquina mixes rock and roll, progressive rock, bossa nova and jazz styles, with Brazilian folk music and classical music influences. The Beatles and the Platters were also an important influence on Clube da Esquina.
Jota Quest is a Brazilian pop rock band. The band was founded in 1993 in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais as J. Quest, but due to trademark issues with Hanna-Barbera, they renamed themselves Jota Quest. The band members include: Rogério Flausino (vocals), Marco Túlio Lara (guitar), Márcio Buzelin (keyboards), PJ (bass) and Paulinho Fonseca (drums). Jota Quest initially stood apart from Minas Gerais' musical tradition by garnering national success with pop rock and blue-eyed soul-tinged pop. Eventually the band exposed its Clube da Esquina influences, including collaborations with Minas Gerais exponents Paulinho Pedra Azul and Milton Nascimento in Oxigenio as well as jams with 14 Bis and a collaboration with Roberto Carlos over his hit single "Alem do Horizonte". Jota Quest sold over 4,000,000 copies in Brazil, Latin America and Portugal.
Uakti (WAHK-chee) was a Brazilian instrumental musical group that was composed of Marco Antônio Guimarães, Artur Andrés Ribeiro, Paulo Sérgio Santos, and Décio Ramos. Uakti was known for using custom-made instruments, built by the group itself.
Antônio Maurício Horta de Melo is a Brazilian jazz guitarist and vocalist.
Miltons, Minas e Mais is the fifth studio album by Brazilian Acoustic rock musician Emmerson Nogueira, released on December 19, 2005, by Sony BMG. In this album, Emmerson explores the music from his state, Minas Gerais, by covering songs from famous Mineiros musicians: Beto Guedes, Lô Borges, Milton Nascimento and 14 Bis.
Salomão Borges Filho is a Brazilian songwriter, singer, and guitarist.
Angelus is an album by the Brazilian musician Milton Nascimento, released in 1994.
Far Out Recordings is a UK-based record label specialising in but not limited to the music of Brazil. It was founded in the mid-1990s and is run by DJ, entrepreneur and producer Joe Davis. Music released on the label extends from samba, jazz, MPB, soul and disco, to house, broken beat, electronica and remixes.
Nascimento is an album by Brazilian musician Milton Nascimento, released through Warner Bros. Records in 1997. In 1998, the album earned Milton Nascimento the Grammy Award for Best World Music Album.
Carol Saboya is a Brazilian jazz singer. She is the daughter of composer Antônio Adolfo.
Life Is Beautiful is an album released by Tony Bennett in 1975. It was named after the song written by Fred Astaire. The album was the first project of Bennett's own Improv label. The album was Bennett's tribute to the American songbook featuring songs of Cole Porter, Richard Rodgers, Irving Berlin and others. The pianist, Torrie Zito, wrote new arrangements for Bennett's large session orchestra. The album was reissued by Concord with the addition of a separately recorded 13-minute Cole Porter medley.
Fernando Rocha Brant was a Brazilian poet, lyricist and journalist, born in Caldas, Minas Gerais.
Clube da Esquina is a double studio album produced by the gathering of Brazilian musicians by the eponymous musical movement, led by singers and composers Milton Nascimento and Lô Borges, to whom the album is credited. In this way, it became Milton Nascimento's fifth studio album and the first by Lô Borges, who would later pursue a solo career with his own works. Conceived at a time of political tension in dictatorial Brazil, it has attracted attention for its committed compositions and miscellany of sounds. The album was released in Brazil in 1972 on double LP by EMI-Odeon and remastered in 1994 on CD by EMI Hemisphere.
Jonathon Grasse is an American composer, ethnomusicologist, and improvising electric guitarist. He is a professor of music at California State University, Dominguez Hills.
Geraes is the eighth studio album by Brazilian singer, guitarist, and composer Milton Nascimento. The album played a strong role in connecting Nascimento's music with the American public; at the time he was already known worldwide. It features Mercedes Sosa in "Volver A Los 17", Chico Buarque in "O Que Será ", Clementina de Jesus in "Circo Marimbondo", and the Chileans from Grupo Agua, discovered by Milton, in the tracks "Caldera", "Promessas do Sol", and "Minas Geraes", the closing track. The album cover, by Cafi, shows the same drawing of the Três Pontas Mountains and train shown in the insert of Nascimento's previous album Minas (1975) that now stands out in the Geraes cover and vinyl insert with envelope paper. The album's 1994 CD reissue features two tracks from a compact disc Milton made with Chico Buarque in 1977 for the Philips label: "Primeiro de Maio" and "Cio da Terra", which was re-recorded by Pena Branca & Xavantinho, Sérgio Reis and Mercedes Sosa herself.
Paulo Braga or Paulinho Braga is a Brazilian drummer and composer. He is considered an innovator in modern Brazilian drumming and one of Brazil's leading drummers, said by some to be the "father of modern Brazilian drums". He is best known for his long period playing with the "founder of bossa nova", Tom Jobim. Braga is said to have recorded more than 900 music tracks.
Milton is the fourth studio album by Brazilian musician Milton Nascimento, released in 1970. The album features the progressive rock band Som Imaginário which was composed of Wagner Tiso, Zé Rodrix, Tavito Frederyko, Luiz Alves and Robertinho Silva.
Milton + Esperanza is a collaborative studio album by jazz singer Milton Nascimento and jazz bassist Esperanza Spalding. Concord Records released the album on August 9, 2024. Three tracks from the album were released as singles.
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