Nelson Sargento
25/07/1924
He moved to the Mangueira hill as a child, and there he met Cartola and Nelson Cavaquinho, with whom he learned to play the guitar. The nickname "Sargento" (Sergeant) came up when he was in the Army. He joined Mangueira's composers group by the hand of Carlos Cachaça, and wrote sambas-enredo (theme-sambas) for the school during the 1950s, such as "Cântico à Natureza" (with Jamelão/Alfredo Português), from 1955. In the 60s, he became a regular at the bar Zicartola, where he met other samba artists and musicians. Nelson became a member of the group A Voz do Morro, recording the emblematic album "Roda de Samba 2". His greatest hit, "Agoniza Mas Não Morre", was released in 1978 by Beth Carvalho and turned into an anthem of the samba culture in Rio. Other hits are: "Idioma Esquisito", "Falso Amor Sincero", "Vai Dizer a Ela" (with Carlos Marreta), "Nas Asas da Canção" (with Dona Ivone Lara). In the 90s, he made albums in Japan which included previously unreleased Cartola songs. Sargento was the subject of the awarded documentary "Nelson Sargento" (by Estêvão Pantoja). Nelson is also a writer - having published two books -, an actor and a naïf painter.
Discography
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A MÚSICA BRASILEIRA DESTE SÉCULO POR SEUS AUTORES E INTÉRPRETES - PAULINHO DA VIOLA E OS QUATRO CRIOULOS
SESC - SP - 2000
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