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Naná Vasconcelos is a Actor and Original Music Composer Brésilien born on 2 august 1944 at Recife (Bresil)

Naná Vasconcelos

Naná Vasconcelos
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Nationality Bresil
Birth 2 august 1944 at Recife (Bresil)
Death 9 march 2016 (at 71 years)

Juvenal de Hollanda « Naná » Vasconcelos (né le 2 août 1944 à Recife) est un percussionniste brésilien.

Vasconcelos a appris à jouer de toutes les percussions brésiliennes mais s'est spécialisé depuis les années 1960 dans le berimbau. Il est allé à Rio de Janeiro où il a joué avec le chanteur Milton Nascimento. C'est là que Gato Barbieri l'a découvert en 1970 et l'a embauché dans son orchestre. Ils ont joué au Festival de Jazz de Montreux, à New York et entreprirent une tournée en Europe. ensuite Vasconcelos resta à Paris, où il a réalisé son premier album Africa Deus.

À son retour au Brésil, il réalise l'album Amazonas et commence sa collaboration avec Egberto Gismonti. À New York il a fondé avec Don Cherry et Collin Walcott le groupe Codona. Il a travaillé aussi avec le groupe de Pat Metheny ainsi qu'avec Trilok Gurtu, Jan Garbarek, Arild Andersen, Andy Sheppard, Jim Pepper, Jean-Marie Machado et Paul Simon.

En 1995 il a été directeur artistique du Festival international des percussionnistes de Salvador de Bahia. En 2005 un documentaire Vasconcelos, Salis, Consolmagno le présente avec Antonello Salis et Peppe Consolmagno. Vasconcelos a écrit des musiques pour les chorégraphes Pina Bausch, Jonathan Lunn et John Neumeier.

Usually with

Alê Abreu
Alê Abreu
(1 films)
Glauber Rocha
Glauber Rocha
(1 films)
Jim Jarmusch
Jim Jarmusch
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Naná Vasconcelos (8 films)

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Actor

Boy & the World, 1h20
Directed by Alê Abreu
Origin Bresil
Genres Science fiction, Adventure, Animation
Themes Children's films
Actors Naná Vasconcelos, Alê Abreu
Roles Music
Rating74% 3.745543.745543.745543.745543.74554
Cuca is a boy who lives in a distant world, in a small village in the interior of his mythical country. One day, he sees his father leaving in search of work, embarking on a train towards to an unknown capital. The weeks that follow are of anguish and confusing memories. Until then, one night, a breath of wind breaks into the bedroom window and takes the boy to a distant and magical place.
The Castaways of Turtle Island, 2h18
Directed by Jacques Rozier, Jérôme Kanapa
Origin France
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musiques du monde, Musical films
Actors Pierre Richard, Maurice Risch, Jacques Villeret, Caroline Cartier, Tanya Lopert, Bernadette Palas
Roles Musicien Brésilien
Rating64% 3.225323.225323.225323.225323.22532
Employé d'une agence de voyages à Paris, Jean-Arthur Bonaventure et son collègue « Gros-Nono » Dupoirier échafaudent un projet inattendu de séjour touristique : « Robinson, démerde toi – 3000 F, rien compris », c'est-à-dire l'occasion pour chaque client de revivre sur une île déserte l'expérience de Robinson Crusoé. La direction est enthousiaste et très vite, Jean-Arthur accompagné de « Petit-Nono », le frère de Gros-Nono, s’envolent pour les Antilles afin de préparer l’arrivée des premiers vacanciers. Le voyage, guère organisé, tourne bientôt à la déconfiture.

Sound

Boy & the World, 1h20
Directed by Alê Abreu
Origin Bresil
Genres Science fiction, Adventure, Animation
Themes Children's films
Actors Naná Vasconcelos, Alê Abreu
Roles Music
Rating74% 3.745543.745543.745543.745543.74554
Cuca is a boy who lives in a distant world, in a small village in the interior of his mythical country. One day, he sees his father leaving in search of work, embarking on a train towards to an unknown capital. The weeks that follow are of anguish and confusing memories. Until then, one night, a breath of wind breaks into the bedroom window and takes the boy to a distant and magical place.
O Sertão das Memórias
Genres Drama
Themes Films about religion, Documentary films about religion
Roles Original Music Composer
Rating62% 3.1071553.1071553.1071553.1071553.107155
O Sertão das Memórias is a black-and-white film that tells the story of two Sertanejos, the inhabitants of Sertão. Maria is the female reincarnation of Jesus, representing the strength of the Sartanejo women. She invites the Beatas (holy women) on a mission of prayer for which they journey through the countryside, witnessing social unrest among the population. Maria meets the hero of the peasants, the strong worker Antero whose history intermingles with hers. Through mythical dreams, visions, and stories heard along their journey, we witness the unfolding of Biblical prophecy in which Old Testament texts mingle with the folktales of the Sertão. The film aims to show how people try to find strength in myths, art, and religion when faced with the harsh realities of life.
Down by Law, 1h47
Directed by Jim Jarmusch
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Prison films, Transport films, Films about automobiles, Évasion, Road movies, Buddy films
Actors Tom Waits, John Lurie, Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi, Ellen Barkin, Rockets Redglare
Roles Musician
Rating76% 3.847533.847533.847533.847533.84753
Three men, previously unknown to each other, are arrested in New Orleans and placed in the same cell. Both Zack (Waits), a disc jockey, and Jack (Lurie), a pimp, have been set up, neither having committed the crime for which they have been arrested. Their cellmate Bob (Benigni, in his first international role), an Italian tourist who understands minimal English, was imprisoned for manslaughter.
The Age of the Earth, 2h40
Directed by Glauber Rocha
Origin Bresil
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Historical
Actors Maurício do Valle, Antônio Pitanga, Tarcísio Meira, Geraldo Del Rey, Ana Maria Magalhães, Norma Bengell
Roles Music
Rating64% 3.2428153.2428153.2428153.2428153.242815
Une projection symbolique et personnelle du Brésil contemporain. Le personnage principal, John Brahms, sorte d'Antéchrist annonce l'Apocalypse : « Ma mission est de détruire la Terre, cette planète petite et pauvre », clame-t-il. Face à lui, on retrouve quatre cavaliers aux allures de Christ, représentatifs de la diversité des races et des cultures : l'Indien, le Militaire, le Guérillero et le Nègre, ce dernier missionnaire d'une nouvelle espérance pour le Tiers-Monde…