Milton Nascimento

Brazilian singer-songwriter and musician

Brazilian singer/songwriter whose soaring voice and plaintive songs have inspired and influenced musicians of all kinds.

Born	October 26, 1942
Hometown	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Children	Pablo Nascimento
Parents	Josino Brito Campos, Maria Nascimento, Lília Silva Campos

Profile

Photos

Credit: Getty Images, Rotten Tomatoes, Gracenote Media Services

On a video chat, every time esperanza spalding laughs, she coughs. “Sorry,” she says, from Cleveland, wrapping up a residency with the Off-Brand gOdds dance company she co-directs. “I’m recovering from a respiratory thing.” But there are a lot of laughs. And a lot of coughs. She can’t help herself. She’s talking about her friendship […]