B. June 15, 1949 Belo Horizonte, MG.
Brazilian songwriter, electric and acoustic guitarist, arranger, and singer.
He began his career on the stages of Belo Horizonte in 1966, where he met , with whom he participated in the Minas Gerais musicians movement that became world-renowned as Clube da Esquina.
In 1969, Nelson joined Quarteto Livre with , , and . He also participated in the group , led by , alongside Naná, , and . The group recorded the album Luiz Eça Y La Familia Sagrada in Mexico in 1970.
In 1971, Nelson Angelo, Joyce, Naná, , and founded the group A Tribo, which launched a compact on the label. That same year he recorded , an album which has gained cult status around the world.
In Europe, he recorded the album in 1973, the same year he produced , in which he also performed as an instrumentalist.
Nelson Angelo composed several emblematic songs in Milton Nascimentos career in the 1970s, including Fazenda, Simples, and Canoa Canoa (the latter with ), in addition to Testamento and Sacramento, with Milton himself.
In the 1980s he joined the group , alongside , , , Novelli, , Lula, and and participated in , created by .
As an instrumentalist, besides the work with Clube da Esquina, Nelson recorded with , , , , , Chico Buarque, , , , , and . Tom Jobim and Miúcha recorded Tiro Cruzado, which Nelson wrote with .
Nelson Angelo composed more than 50 songs with the poet .
Other outstanding albums by this composer include Mineiro pau (1984), (1990), (2002), and Minas Em Meu Coração (2008). Rocinante is releasing the album in which Nelson Angelo revisits songs from various periods in his career, approaching them in a new and unique manner Nelson is always creating.
Real Name
- Nelson Angelo Cavalcanti Martins
Name Vars
- Angelo
- N Angelo
- N. Angelo
- Nelsinho
- Nelsinho Ângelo
- Nelson
- Nelson Angelo Calvacante
- Nelson Angelo Calvacanti
- Nelson Angelo Martins
- Nelson Angêlo
- Nelson Ângelo
- Nélson Ângelo