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Artist Biography For Milton Banana

Milton Banana Born As Antônio De Souza Died In May 22 1999 Is The Musician Who Invented The Bossa Nova Drumming Style. An Extremely Busy Session Man During The First Period Of Bossa Nova He Recorded The Historic Chega De Saudade João Gilberto's Debut Album The Equally Historic Getz-Gilberto And Recorded Extensively With Tom Jobim João Donato And Many Others. He Also Performed Gigs Every Night With People Like Luís Eça Johnny Alf Roberto Menescal Carlos Lyra Ed Lincoln Newton Mendoça Claudete Soares Baden Powell Sérgio Mendes Luís Bonfá Bola Sete In Punta Del Este Uruguay And Others. Milton Banana Started To Be Interested In Music Very Early In Life Especially Percussion And Was Always A Fan Of Orquestra Tabajara. A Self-Taught Musician Soon He Was Playing With Several Dance Bands Such As Steve Bernard's Djalma Ferreira's Gerardi E Seu Conjunto Rex And Others. In 1955 He Joined Waldir Calmon's Group Performing At The Arpège Nightclub Rio . Soon After He Went On To Djalma Ferreira's Group Os Milionários Do Ritmo Which Performed Regularly At The Drink Nightclub. In 1956 He Joined The Luis Eça Trio Playing At The Focal Point Of Bossa Nova The Plaza Nightclub. In 1959 Milton Banana Debuted As A Recording Artist Participating InJoão Gilberto's First Album Chega De Saudade. In 1962 He Participated In The Important Show Encontro Produced By Aluísio De Oliveira Together With João Gilberto Tom Jobim Vinícius De Moraes And Os Cariocas At The Au Bon Gourmet Nightclub Rio . In That Same Year He Traveled To Argentina With João Gilberto Where They Spent A Season At The 676 Nightclub. In November He Went To New York And Played At The Carnegie Hall Bossa Nova Festival. In 1963 He Played The Drums On The Getz-Gilberto Album And Toured With João Gilberto João Donato Piano And Tião Neto Bass Through Italy And France. Returning To Brazil He Formed His Group The Milton Banana Trio. At That Time It Was Very Unusual For A Drummer To Lead A Group. The Trio Which Had Several Different Lineups Recorded Nine Albums For Odeon And Some More For RCA Another Rare Accomplishment For A Brazilian Drummer. Some Of Those LPs Have Been Reissued As CDs Such As Balançando Com O Milton Banana Trio Sambas De Bossa Milton Banana Os Originais Milton Banana Trio And Ao Meu Amigo Tom. In 1965 Milton Banana Accompanied João Gilberto In His Brazil Performances. In 1977 He Performed Together With João Donato In The Group Fogueira 3 Playing Afro-Sambas. He Scaled Back His Activities But Occasionally Performed His Solo Acts Until His Death. ~ Alvaro Neder All Music Guide

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