Brazilian musician
Wilson das Neves
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Born
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1936-06-14
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June 14, 1936
Rio de Janeiro
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Died
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(2017-08-26)
(aged 81)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Years active
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Musical artist
Wilson das Neves
(June 14, 1936 ? August 26, 2017) was a Brazilian percussionist and singer from
Rio de Janeiro
, Brazil. He was a key figure in the history of Brazilian music, having played with many of Brazil's greatest musicians across many decades and featured on numerous important recordings. Wilson was a very important artist specially for Brazilian popular music as a sambista, composer, and instrumentalist, with over 50 years dedicated to music. He can be heard in over 600 records from major Brazilian artists.
Life and career
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Early life
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Das Neves grew up in Rio de Janeiro in the 1940s and by the age of 14 was already learning his trade as a percussionist, studying under
Moacir Santos
. At the age of 21 he went on tour with "Orquestra de Perminio Goncalves" and in 1959 he played with the Ubirajara Silva's group. In 1962 he got a place on National Radio where he stayed for a year before being offered to play with the Orquestra Sinfonica do Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro, with whom he stayed until 1964. He then worked for the TV stations, spending time at
Excelsior
,
Globo
and
Rede Tupi
. He also contributed to recordings by Astor Silva and the
Conjunto Ed Lincoln
.
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Career
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In 1964, Wilson das Neves recorded with
Os Ipanemas
, a band with Astor Silva (trombone) Marinho,
Rubens Bassini
(percussion) and Neco (guitar). They released only one album in the 1960s which has achieved cult status. It was released in 1964 and features a mix of
bossa nova
,
Brazilian samba
,
African rhythms
and
jazz
.
During his career das Neves worked with many great international artists including
Sarah Vaughan
,
Toots Thielemans
,
Sy Oliver
and
Michel Legrand
. In Brazil he played with key musicians from the
MPB
movement such as
Roberto Carlos
,
Chico Buarque
,
Eumir Deodato
,
Elizeth Cardoso
,
Clara Nunes
,
Elza Soares
,
Elis Regina
,
Alcione
and
Beth Carvalho
. He also appeared alongside
Copinha
at the
Monte Carlo Casino
.
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Wilson das Neves released his first album in 1968
Juventude 2000
and went on to record
Som Quente E o Das Neves
(1969 and 1976),
Samba-Tropi ? Ate ai Morreu Neves
(1970) and his first real solo album
O Som Sagrado de Wilson das Neves
(1997).
Wilson appeared on Tyler, The Creator's "Lone" in 2013. His song "Jornada" was the instrumental to the track, while Tyler rapped over it.
Recently
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Wilson das Neves recently appeared as a member of the 19 piece
Gafieira
Orquestra,
Orquestra Imperial
playing on their 2006 album
Carnaval So Ano que Vem
. He also played with his former band Os Ipanemas. The band reformed in 2001 with some of the original line up and released three albums on London based
Far Out Recordings
The Return of The Ipanemas
followed by 2003's
Afro Bossa
and
Samba Is Our Gift (O Samba E Nosso Dom)
in 2006 with another album planned for 2008.
In 2011 he released his third and praised album as a singer-songwriter named 'Pra Gente Fazer um Samba' in Brazil and Europe. He was nominated as the best singer at the "Premio da Musica Brasileira 2011" and winner as the best Samba album.
American musician
Tyler, The Creator
rapped over Neves's song "Jornada" on his song "Lone" from his album
Wolf
, released on April 2, 2013.
In 2016, he appeared in a segment of
Rio 2016
opening ceremony
with
Caetano Veloso
,
Gilberto Gil
and
Anitta
.
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Death
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In the later years, although still active he battled cancer. He died at Hospital da Ilha do Governador, in Rio de Janeiro.
Discography
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- (S/D) Juventude 2000 ? LP
- (2013) Se me chamar, o sorte ? MP,B Discos/ Universal Music ? CD
- (2010) Pra gente fazer mais um samba ? MP,B/ Universal ? CD
- (2010) Que Beleza (c/ grupo Ipanema) ? Far Out (Inglaterra) ? CD
- (2006) Samba de Gringo 2 (Bina & Ehud)
- (2004) Brasao de Orfeu ? Selo Acari Records/Biscoito Fino ? CD
- (2001) Quintal do Pagodinho ? Universal Music ? CD
- (2001) Brasileira ? Independente ? CD
- (2001) Nome sagrado-Beth Carvalho canta Nelson Cavaquinho ? Jam Music ? CD
- (2001) Coisa de chefe ? Carioca Discos/Rob Digital ? CD
- (1999) The return of The Ipanemas ? Far Out (Inglaterra) ? CD
- (1996) O som sagrado de Wilson das Neves ? CID ? CD
- (1976) O som quente e o das Neves ? Underground/Copacabana ? LP
- (1970) Samba Tropi-Ate ai morreu Neves ? Elenco/Philips ? LP
- (1969) O som quente e o das Neves ? Polydor ? LP
- (1968) Baterista: Wilson das Neves (Elza Soares) ? Odeon ? LP
- (1964) Os Ipanemas ? LP
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