Baden Powell

Varre-Sai, BR

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Brazilian guitarist from Varre-Sai, Rio de Janeiro (1937-2000). Baden Powell de Aquino. Os Afro-Sambas (1966, with Vinícius de Moraes), Solitude on Guitar (1971). Fused bossa nova guitar with Afro-Brazilian candomblé rhythms. Perhaps the greatest Brazilian guitarist ever. Classical technique, African soul. Massively influential on world guitar.

  • Started
    Jan 01, 1957
  • Authority
    Fan contributed
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