Editing Milton Nascimento (section)

==Biography==
Milton Nascimento was born in the boarding house Dona Augusta in the neighborhood of [[Tijuca]], [[Rio de Janeiro]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dicionariompb.com.br/milton-nascimento|title=Milton Nascimento |work=Dicionário Cravo Albin da Música Popular Brasileira}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Leal |first=Claudio |date=June 29, 2024 |title=Livro narra saga da mãe de Milton Nascimento, morta quando ele tinha dois anos |url=https://www.acessa.com/cultura/2022/10/104663-livro-narra-saga-da-mae-de-milton-nascimento-morta-quando-ele-tinha-dois-anos.html |access-date=August 6, 2024 |website=Acessa.com |language=pt-br}}</ref> where his mother, Maria do Carmo do Nascimento, was a [[maid]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sant'ana |first=Maraci |date=February 16, 2023 |title=Como Outra Qualquer Do Planeta |url=https://blogs.correiobraziliense.com.br/consultoriosentimental/como-outra-qualquer-do-planeta/ |access-date=August 6, 2024 |website=Blog Consultório Sentimental |language=pt-BR}}</ref> Maria raised her son on her own, until dying of tuberculosis when he was two, thereafter he was taken care of by his maternal grandmother. Nascimento was then adopted as a young child by the relatives of the grandmother's former employers; Josino Brito Campos, a bank employee, mathematics teacher and electronic technician and Lília Silva Campos, a music teacher and choir singer. He moved with his adoptive parents to the city of [[Três Pontas]], in the state of [[Minas Gerais]]. When Nascimento was a child, he was nicknamed "Bituca" because he pouted when he was upset, which made him look like a native ''[[aimoré|botocudo]]''.<ref name="nickname" /> 

Nascimento took an interest in music as a child thanks to his mother, who studied under [[Heitor Villa-Lobos|Villa Lobos]]. At four years old, he was given an accordion and began to sing. At 13 years old, he became a crooner in the group Continental de Duilio Tiso Cougo.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Salomão |first=Graziela |title=A mineirice de Milton Nascimento |url=https://revistaepoca.globo.com/Epoca/0,6993,EPT1040876-1655,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204142053/https://revistaepoca.globo.com/Epoca/0,6993,EPT1040876-1655,00.html |website=Época|archive-date=December 4, 2020 }}</ref> Nascimento was also an occasional DJ on a radio station that his father once ran.<ref name="amg">{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p3369/biography|pure_url=yes}} |title=Biography |access-date=March 22, 2008 |last=Skelly |first=Richard |website=[[AllMusic]] }}</ref> He lived in the neighborhoods of [[Laranjeiras]] and [[Tijuca]] in Rio de Janeiro.

In 1968, Nascimento was married to a student named Lurdeca in Tijuca. The couple lived in [[Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro|Copabacana]], though the marriage only lasted a month, later being annulled. After this, he chose to dedicate his time to music instead of marrying or having kids, however, he would later adopt a son, Augusto Kesrouani do Nascimento, in 2016 after ten years of knowing him.

=== Clube da Esquina ===
In the early stages of his career, Nascimento played in two [[samba]] groups, Evolussamba and Sambacana. He would also play in the group W's Boys alongside [[Wagner Tiso]] in [[Três Pontas]]. In 1962, he recorded his first song "Barulho de Trem." A year later, in 1963, he moved to [[Belo Horizonte]], where his friendship with [[Lô Borges]] led to the [[Clube da Esquina]] ("street corner club") movement.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://allbrazilianmusic.com/en/Styles/Styles.asp?Nu_Materia=896&Status=MATERIA |title=Clube da Esquina (Club on the Corner) |access-date=March 22, 2008 |last=Essinger |first=Silvio |work=AllBrazilianMusic |publisher=CliqueMusic Editora }}
</ref> Members included [[Beto Guedes]], [[Toninho Horta]], [[Wagner Tiso]], and [[Flávio Venturini]], with whom he shared compositions and melodies.  One composition was "Canção do Sal", which was first covered by singer [[Elis Regina]] in 1966, and led to a television appearance with Nascimento.<ref name=amg/> The collective, as well as some others, released ''[[Clube da Esquina (album)|Clube da Esquina]]'' in 1972. Several hit singles were also released.<ref name=world>{{cite web |url=http://worldmusiccentral.org/artists/artist_page.php?id=2356 |title=Milton Nascimento |access-date=March 22, 2008 |work=World Music Central |publisher=World Music Portal }}</ref>

In 1967, he entered the [[Festival Internacional da Canção]] after Agostinho dos Santos had sent in three of his tracks to the search committee. He placed second with "Travessia" ("Bridges") and was able to score a three-album contract with [[Creed Taylor]] who had been in attendance. He moved to the United States to record with Taylor, beginning with the album [[Courage (Milton Nascimento album)|''Courage'']] in 1969.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book |title=All Music Guide: The Definitive Guide to Popular Music |date=2001 |publisher=[[Backbeat Books]] |isbn=978-0-87930-627-4 |editor-last=Bogdanov |editor-first=Vladimir |edition=4th |pages=919 |chapter=Milton Nascimento |editor-last2=Woodstra |editor-first2=Chris |editor-last3=Erlewine |editor-first3=Stephen Thomas}}</ref>

[[File:Milton do Nascimento (1972).tif|left|thumb|Milton Nascimento in 1972]]
Nascimento's compositions include songs such as  "Nada Será Como Antes" ("Nothing Will Be As It Was"), "Maria, Maria", "Canção da América" ("Song from America"/"Unencounter"), "Bailes da Vida", and "Coração de Estudante" ("Student's Heart"), a song about the funeral of Edson Luís, who was killed by police officers in 1968. The song became the [[hymn]] for the [[Diretas Já]] social-political campaign in 1984, was played at the funeral of President-elect [[Tancredo Neves]] the next year, and was also played at [[Ayrton Senna]]'s funeral.

=== Diversification ===
While his reputation within Brazil was firmly established with his Clube da Esquina works, Nascimento's international breakthrough came with his appearance on [[jazz]] saxophonist [[Wayne Shorter]]'s 1974 album ''[[Native Dancer (album)|Native Dancer]]''.<ref name="LarkinGE"/> This led to widespread acclaim, and collaborations with [[Paul Simon]], [[Sarah Vaughan]], [[Mercedes Sosa]], [[Carlos Santana]], [[Pablo Milanés]], [[Cat Stevens]], [[George Duke]], [[Quincy Jones]] and [[Earth, Wind And Fire]]. ''[[Angelus (album)|Angelus]]'' (1994) features appearances by [[Pat Metheny]], [[Ron Carter]], [[Herbie Hancock]], [[Jack DeJohnette]], [[Nana Vasconcelos]], [[Jon Anderson]], [[James Taylor]], and [[Peter Gabriel]], among many others. Through his friendship with guitarist [[Warren Cuccurullo]], Nascimento came to work with the [[pop rock]] band [[Duran Duran]] in 1993.  Nascimento co-wrote and performed the song "Breath After Breath", featured on the band's 1993 album ''[[Duran Duran (1993 album)|Duran Duran]]''.<ref name=world/> He also performed with the band in concert when they toured in Brazil in support of that album.

In 1996, Nascimento contributed the song "Dancing" to the AIDS benefit album ''[[Red Hot + Rio]]'', produced by the [[Red Hot Organization]].

=== ''Ser Minas Tão Gerais'' ===
[[File:25º_Prêmio_da_Música_Brasileira_(14188357311).jpg|thumb|upright|Nascimento in 2014]]
Nascimento starred in the 2002 musical theater piece ''[[Ser Minas Tão Gerais]]'' by the group Ponto de Partida.<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 17, 2013 |title=Com Milton Nascimento no elenco, "Ser Minas Tão Gerais" tem única apresentação no Palácio das Artes |url=https://www.otempo.com.br/diversao/magazine/com-milton-nascimento-no-elenco-ser-minas-tao-gerais-tem-unica-apresentacao-no-palacio-das-artes-1.681776 |access-date=July 12, 2022 |website=Otempo.com.br |language=pt-BR}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Milton Nascimento recita Carlos Drummond de Andrade |url=https://vejasp.abril.com.br/cidades/milton-nascimento-carlos-drummond-de-andrade-teatro-alfa/ |access-date=July 12, 2022 |website=VEJA SÃO PAULO |language=pt-BR}}</ref> The piece paid homage to the poetry of Nascimento and [[Carlos Drummond de Andrade]], two "iconic" poets from [[Minas Gerais]].<ref name=":0" />

In 2004, he worked with the Brazilian [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Angra (band)|Angra]], on the song "Late Redemption" from their album ''[[Temple of Shadows]]''.

In 2016, Nascimento was awarded an honorary [[Doctor of Music]] degree from [[Berklee College of Music]].

In 2018, Nascimento released the EPs ''A Festa'' and ''Nada Será Como Antes'', consisting of acoustic reinterpretations of some of his past hits.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.universalmusic.com.br/2018/09/21/milton-nascimento-esta-de-volta-e-lanca-o-ep-a-festa-acustico-alem-do-videoclipe-de-maria-maria/ |title=Milton Nascimento está de volta e lança o EP "A Festa – Acústico", além do videoclipe de "Maria Maria" |date=September 21, 2018 |trans-title=Milton Nascimento is back and releases the EP "A Festa – Acústico", as well as the music video for "Maria Maria" |language=pt-br |publisher=[[Universal Music Brazil]] |access-date=December 2, 2024 |archive-date=December 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203173743/https://www.universalmusic.com.br/2018/09/21/milton-nascimento-esta-de-volta-e-lanca-o-ep-a-festa-acustico-alem-do-videoclipe-de-maria-maria/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=November 30, 2018 |url=https://www.universalmusic.com.br/2018/11/30/com-releituras-acusticas-de-alguns-de-seus-maiores-sucessos-milton-nascimento-lanca-o-ep-nada-sera-como-antes/ |title=Com releituras acústicas de alguns de seus maiores sucessos, Milton Nascimento lança o EP "Nada Será Como Antes" |trans-title=With acoustic reinterpretations of some of his biggest hits, Milton Nascimento releases the EP "Nada Será Como Antes" |language=pt-br |publisher=[[Universal Music Brazil]] |access-date=December 2, 2024 |archive-date=January 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121231735/https://www.universalmusic.com.br/2018/11/30/com-releituras-acusticas-de-alguns-de-seus-maiores-sucessos-milton-nascimento-lanca-o-ep-nada-sera-como-antes/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Collaborations and farewell tour ===
In 2020, Nascimento released ''Existe Amor'', a four-track collaborative EP with [[São Paulo]] rapper [[Criolo]]. The EP was part of the ''Existe Amor'' project, a campaign for a solidarity fund for Brazilians in socially vulnerable conditions during the [[coronavirus pandemic]]. The campaign's launch took place via projections on buildings in São Paulo to encourage donations to organizations such as É de Lei, SP Invisível and Arsenal da Esperança, among others.<ref>{{cite web |date=April 24, 2020 |url=https://rollingstone.com.br/noticia/milton-nascimento-e-criolo-reinventam-nao-existe-amor-em-sp-de-modo-emocionante-para-ajudar-pessoas-vulneraveis-da-cidade/ |title=Milton Nascimento e Criolo reinventam 'Não Existe Amor em SP' de modo emocionante para ajudar pessoas vulneráveis da cidade |trans-title=Milton Nascimento and Criolo reinvent 'Não Exist Amor em SP' in an exciting way to help vulnerable people in the city |language=pt-br |website=[[Rolling Stone Brasil]] |access-date=December 2, 2024 |archive-date=July 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240710110812/https://rollingstone.com.br/noticia/milton-nascimento-e-criolo-reinventam-nao-existe-amor-em-sp-de-modo-emocionante-para-ajudar-pessoas-vulneraveis-da-cidade/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

On October 26, 2021, on his 79th birthday, Nascimento announced his 2022 farewell tour ''A Última Sessão de Música'' (The Last Music Session) on social media,<ref name=":1">{{cite web |date=October 26, 2021 |url=https://holanews.com/el-cantautor-brasileno-milton-nascimento-anuncia-su-gira-de-despedida/ |title=El cantautor brasileño Milton Nascimento anuncia su gira de despedida |trans-title=Brazilian singer-songwriter Milton Nascimento announces his farewell tour |language=es |website=Hola News |access-date=December 2, 2024 |archive-date=January 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124110841/https://holanews.com/el-cantautor-brasileno-milton-nascimento-anuncia-su-gira-de-despedida/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> although he would later state that he was not quitting music. The title of the tour is a reference to the track of the same name on his 1973 album ''[[Milagre dos Peixes]]''.<ref>{{cite web |date=June 26, 2022 |last=Adams |first=Scott |url=https://www.connectbrazil.com/milton-nascimento-says-goodbye/ |title=Milton Nascimento Says Goodbye |website=Connect Brazil |access-date=December 2, 2024 |archive-date=June 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240613170719/https://www.connectbrazil.com/milton-nascimento-says-goodbye/ |url-status=live}}</ref> He played his last show on November 13, 2022, at the [[Mineirão]] stadium in [[Belo Horizonte]].<ref>{{cite web |date=November 14, 2022 |url=https://g1.globo.com/mg/minas-gerais/noticia/2022/11/14/milton-nascimento-emociona-e-leva-mais-de-60-mil-pessoas-ao-mineirao-no-ultimo-show-da-carreira.ghtml |title=Milton Nascimento emociona e leva cerca de 60 mil pessoas ao Mineirão no último show da carreira |trans-title=Milton Nascimento excites and takes around 60 thousand people to Mineirão in the last show of his career |language=pt-br |website=[[G1 (website)|g1]] |access-date=December 2, 2024 |archive-date=October 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231029110857/https://g1.globo.com/mg/minas-gerais/noticia/2022/11/14/milton-nascimento-emociona-e-leva-mais-de-60-mil-pessoas-ao-mineirao-no-ultimo-show-da-carreira.ghtml |url-status=live}}</ref>

On November 15, 2023, Nascimento released ''Outros Cantos'', a collaborative album with [[Sertanejo music|sertanejo]] duo [[Chitãozinho & Xororó]].<ref>{{cite web |date=November 14, 2023 |title=Milton Nascimento se une a Chitãozinho e Xororó em álbum conjunto "Outros Cantos" |trans-title=Milton Nascimento joins Chitãozinho & Xororó on joint album "Outros Cantos" |language=pt-br |url=https://rollingstone.com.br/musica/milton-nascimento-se-une-a-chitaozinho-e-xororo-em-album-conjunto-outros-cantos/ |website=[[Rolling Stone Brasil]] |archive-date=December 1, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241201232118/https://rollingstone.com.br/musica/milton-nascimento-se-une-a-chitaozinho-e-xororo-em-album-conjunto-outros-cantos/ |url-status=live}}</ref>

On May 15, 2024, Nascimento announced a new album with American musician and songwriter [[Esperanza Spalding]] titled ''[[Milton + Esperanza]]''. Recorded in Brazil in 2023, it was released on August 9, 2024, via [[Concord Records]] and received critical acclaim from music critics. The album was nominated for [[Best Jazz Vocal Album]] at the [[67th Annual Grammy Awards]]. On October 29, 2024, Nascimento released the collaborative EP ''Moon Over Minas'' with American musician and producer [[Jonathan Wilson (musician)|Jonathan Wilson]]. The EP was recorded while Wilson was on tour in Brazil.<ref>{{cite web |last=Kahn |first=Andy |date=November 14, 2023 |title=Jonathan Wilson & Milton Nascimento Release Collaborative 'Moon Over Minas' EP |url=https://www.jambase.com/article/jonathan-wilson-milton-nascimento-moon-over-minas-ep |website=[[JamBase]] |archive-date=November 14, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241114174101/https://www.jambase.com/article/jonathan-wilson-milton-nascimento-moon-over-minas-ep |url-status=live}}</ref> Although Milton stated that he would be retiring from live concerts and tours,<ref name=":1" /> a [[NPR Music|NPR]] [[List of Tiny Desk Concerts|Tiny Desk (Home) Concert]]<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFUhTmOSdGQ |title=Milton Nascimento & esperanza spalding: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert |date=August 7, 2024 |last=NPR Music |access-date=January 25, 2025 |via=YouTube}}</ref> was published on August 7, 2024, featuring him, Esperanza Spalding, [[Guinga]], [[Maria Gadú]], among other artists performing five songs from the album. As NPR Music states in the description of the performance on YouTube, "it’s likely to be the only video performance of this music".