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Fred Soul & Zé Luis Nascimento - Viva Naná cover artwork. An illustration of Vasconselos clapping.

Album reviews

Fred Soul and Zé Luis Nascimento’s Remarkable Tribute to Brazilian Percussionist Naná Vasconcelos

Fred Soul & Zé Luis Nascimento – Viva Naná (L’Autre Distribution, 2024) Naná Vasconcelos, an influential percussionist from Recife, left an exceptional mark on the…

Obituaries

Influential Brazilian Percussionist Nana Vasconcelos Dies at 71

Angel Romero March 10, 2016 No Comments Nana Vasconcelos world fusion

Admired Brazilian percussionist Nana Vasconcelos passed away on March 9, 2016. Juvenal de Holanda Vasconcelos, better known as Nana Vasconcelos, was born in Recife. He…