Nana Vasconcelos - Minha Loa (2002)

01.Futebol
02.Afoxe Do Nego Veio
03.Estrela Negra
04.Goree
05.Voz Nago
06.Macaco
07.Don's Rollerskates
08.Islena
09.Caboclo de Lanca
10.Forro das Meninas
11.Curumim
12.Don's Rollerskates Remix.

Extremely creative and now world famous Brazilian artist Nana Vasconcelos celebrates his native city, Recife, on these 12 mesmerizing tracks.
When Nana left the state of Pernambuco, his teary-eyed mother said: "You won’t come back".
He did Twenty-six years later. After recording around the world, Nana, a legendary percussionist, has decided to put on record his beloved city of Recife.

Nana Vasconcelos - Saudades (1979)

O Berimbau
Vozes
Ondas
Cego Aderaldo
Dado.


Nana Vasconcelos - berimbau, percussion, voice, gongs
Egberto Gismonti - guitar
Members of Radio Symphony Orchestra Stuttgart
Mladen Gutesha - conductor.

By Cpierola

I have full respect for those who think that the only enjoyable pleasures are the love-at-first-sight ones. But I don't agree. When I bought this CD some years ago, the shop's host warned me that this was a great one but also a tough one.
Since then, each time I listen to it I discover new sounds and I improve my ability to be impressed again and again. These pieces are always a mystery but at the same time are so primarily human that you can't avoid finding links on the intellectual and physical levels.
The brilliant percussion leads you to a catharsis. The litany of the fantastic berimbau is overwhelming. The voice is tranformed into an instrument through emerging whispers and wild screaming. You can find a mix of the most rustic, almost tribal sounds blended with an academic chords section.
One advice: Listen to this music alone on a peaceful atmosphere. Otherwise you are wasting time.

Egberto Gismonti and Nana Vasconcelos - Duas Vozes (1985)

1.Aquarela Do Brasil
2.Rio de Janeiro
3.Tomarapeba
4.Dancando
5.Fogueira
6.Bianca
7.Don Quixote
8.O Dia, A Noite.

Guitar - Flute - Piano - Egberto Gismonti
Percussion - Berimbau - Naná Vasconcelos
Vocals - Egberto Gismonti , Naná Vasconcelos.

A beautiful pairing of these two Brazilian instrumentalists captured with near-perfect ECM sound, in a space that offers up the full complexities of their music! Egberto Gismonti plays acoustic guitar, as well as piano and flute and even sings a bit, just slightly and Nana Vasconcelos plays his familiar beribmau, and additional percussion often with that airy, ethereal style that leant so much grace to other ECM recordings. This date's a lot earthier than most of the rest on the label, though and marks the great European extrapolation of styles that occurred with both players heard here in a space that's arguably freer and more expressive than they might have found back in Brazil at the time. Titles include "Bianca", "Don Quixote", "Aquarela Do Brasil", "Rio De Janeiro", "Tomarapeba", and "Fogueira".