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João Donato
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1934
- Works
- 0
Top works
- Quem é quem (1973)
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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
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 322,920
- Total plays
- 3,309,536
Tags
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
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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- Commons category
- João Donato
- date of birth
- 1934-08-17
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1949-00-00
- end of work period
- 2023-00-00
- date of death
- 2023-07-17
- name in native language
- João Donato
- birth name
- João Donato de Oliveira Neto
- cause of death
- pneumonia
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