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Brazilian musician (1936-2017)

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Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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…

Known for

  • Emicida: AmarElo - It's All for Yesterday — Self (archive footage)2020
  • Sambalanço - A Bossa Que Dança — Self2020
  • O Samba é Meu Dom — Self2018
  • Erlon Chaves: O Maestro do Veneno — Ele mesmo2018
  • Candeia — Self2018
  • Chico: Brazilian Artist — Self2015
  • The Wise Ones — Mateus2015
  • Chico Buarque: Na Carreira — Self (Drums)2012
  • Dia Voa2011
  • Noel: The Samba Poet — Papagaio2007

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Wilson das Neves (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, June 14, 1936 - August 26, 2017) was a Brazilian percussionist and singer. 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 das Neves was very important, especially for Brazilian Popular Music (BPM), as a sambista, composer and musician, with over 50 years dedicated to music. He can be heard on over 600 records from the greate

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
Brazil
Place of birth
Rio de Janeiro
Place of death
Rio de Janeiro
Occupation
percussionist
Languages spoken
Portuguese
Genre
samba
Image
Wilson das Neves.jpg
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Commons category
Wilson das Neves
date of birth
1936-06-14
date of death
2017-08-26
manner of death
natural causes
cause of death
Colorectal cancer
start of work period
1950-00-00
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