João Donato

Person · Open Library

Born

1934

Works

0

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Film & TV

Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil

João Donato de Oliveira Neto (Rio Branco, August 17, 1934 – Rio de Janeiro, July 17, 2023) was a Brazilian pianist, accordionist, arranger, singer, and composer.

Known for

• Dolores Duran: O Coração da Noite — Self2023
• They Shot the Piano Player — Self (voice)2023
• O Canto Livre de Nara Leão — Self (archive footage)2022
• Garoto - Vivo Sonhando — Self2020
• Sambalanço - A Bossa Que Dança — Self2020
• Dorivando Saravá, o Preto Que Virou Mar — Self2019
• Where Are You, João Gilberto? — Self2018
• MPB 73 – O Ano Da Reinvenção — Self2018
• Eu, Meu Pai e Os Cariocas — Self2017
• O Nome Dela é Gal — Self2017

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type

Person

Gender

Male

Origin

Brazil

Active from

1934-08-17

Active to

2023-07-17

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

322,920

Total plays

3,309,536

João Donato, born João Donato de Oliveira Neto (17 August 1934 in Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil – 17 July 2023 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) was a Brazilian jazz and bossa nova pianist, composer and a multi-instrumentalist. João was a celebrated musician and iconic among his peers. Along the piano, he also played accordion, was an arranger and a singer. In his music, he blended additional rhythms such as baião and forro as well as incorporated Caribbean rhythms after living in the US in the 1950s. <a

via Last.fm · João Donato

Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

João

Gender

male

Citizenship

Brazil

Place of birth

Rio Branco

Place of death

Rio de Janeiro

Occupation

composer

Employer

Creed Taylor

Languages spoken

Portuguese

Genre

samba-jazz

Instrument

voice

Record label

Polydor

Official website

www.joaodonato.com.br

Image

João Donato.jpg

Residence

Rio de Janeiro

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