Baden Powell (guitarist)

Baden Powell
Baden Powell
Background information
Birth name	Baden Powell de Aquino
Born	August 6, 1937; Varre-Sai, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Died	September 26, 2000 (aged 63); Rio de Janeiro
Genres	Brazilian jazz, bossa nova
Occupation(s)	Musician
Instrument(s)	Guitar
Years active	1950s–1990s

Baden Powell de Aquino (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈbadẽ ˈpawew]; 6 August 1937 – 26 September 2000), known professionally as Baden Powell, was a Brazilian guitarist.^[1] He combined classical techniques with popular harmony and swing. He performed in many styles, including bossa nova, samba, Brazilian jazz, Latin jazz and MPB. He performed on stage during most of his lifetime. Powell composed many pieces for guitar, such as Abração em Madrid, Braziliense, Canto de Ossanha, Casa Velha, Consolação, Horizon, Imagem, Lotus, Samba, Samba Triste, Simplesmente, Tristeza e Solidão, and Samba da Benção. He released Os Afro-sambas, a watershed album in MPB, with Vinicius de Moraes in 1966.^[2]

^ McGowan, Chris; Pessanha, Ricardo (1998). The Brazilian sound: samba, bossa nova, and the popular music of Brazil. Temple University. p. 64. ISBN 1-56639-545-3.
^ Internet (amdb.com.br), AMDB (2009-12-18). "Nº 9 - Canto de Ossanha". Rolling Stone (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-03-19.

[1] McGowan, Chris; Pessanha, Ricardo (1998). The Brazilian sound: samba, bossa nova, and the popular music of Brazil. Temple University. p. 64. ISBN 1-56639-545-3.

[2] Internet (amdb.com.br), AMDB (2009-12-18). "Nº 9 - Canto de Ossanha". Rolling Stone (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2021-03-19.

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