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Naná Vasconcelos

1944 - 2016

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Juvenal de Holanda Vasconcelos, known as Naná Vasconcelos (2 August 1944 – 9 March 2016), was a Brazilian percussionist, vocalist and berimbau player, notable for his work as a solo artist on over two dozen albums, and as a backing musician with Pat Metheny, Don Cherry, Jan Garbarek, Egberto Gismonti, Gato Barbieri, and Milton Nascimento. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Naná Vasconcelos has received more than 169,555 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Naná Vasconcelos is the 749th most popular singer (up from 801st in 2019), the 277th most popular biography from Brazil (up from 312th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Brazilian Singer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 170k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.91

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.82

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Naná Vasconcelos ranks 749 out of 3,528. Before him are Hildegard Behrens, Robertino Loreti, Renate Müller, Luis Fonsi, Tiny Tim, and Kurt Moll. After him are Eva Cassidy, George Baker, Hande Yener, Riccardo Fogli, Alfred Deller, and IU.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Naná Vasconcelos ranks 286. Before him are Alex Metreveli, Gladys Knight, Michael Buffer, John Atta Mills, Angela Winkler, and Pierre Arditi. After him are George Baker, Rebecca Horn, Manuela Carmena, Susana Giménez, Andrew G. Vajna, and Ulf Stark. Among people deceased in 2016, Naná Vasconcelos ranks 206. Before him are Papa Wemba, Ramón Castro Ruz, Roberto Perfumo, Pierre Barouh, Steven Hill, and Martin Gray. After him are Faina Melnik, Ernst Neizvestny, Doris Roberts, Jadranka Stojaković, Sixto Durán Ballén, and Raoul Coutard.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Naná Vasconcelos ranks 277 out of 2,067. Before him are Ronaldo Rodrigues de Jesus (1965), Rubem Fonseca (1925), Emerson (1976), Rita Lee (1947), Alberto Cavalcanti (1897), and Cândido Rondon (1865). After him are Nereu Ramos (1888), Djalminha (1970), Müller (1966), Morena Baccarin (1979), Altair Gomes de Figueiredo (1938), and Edmundo (1971).

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Among SINGERS In Brazil

Among singers born in Brazil, Naná Vasconcelos ranks 9. Before him are Elza Soares (1930), Elis Regina (1945), Loalwa Braz (1953), Gal Costa (1945), Maria Bethânia (1946), and Jorge Ben (1942). After him are Luiz Gonzaga (1912), Flora Purim (1942), Michel Teló (1981), Beth Carvalho (1946), Lisa Ono (1962), and Cazuza (1958).

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