Naná Vasconcelos Movies

"On the Road" has neither script nor narration. It only includes music and percussion by Nana Vasconcelos and Ralph Towner, as well as singing and...

This is a journey of friendship, an Argentinian is going to rediscover his continent while searching for his friend from Bahia. And while the work,...

Brazilian outback, cowboys preserve their age-old customs, communicating with their cattle in a form of plaintive singing known as Aboio. The chant...

Inspired by the life of the french-born photographer and ethnographer, Pierre Verger, the movie follows his journey between Bahia, Brazil and Benin,...

Expedito, after being abandoned by his parents, became Zefa's adopted son until he became a man and started earning his living as an independent...

Galanga, king of Congo brought to Brazil as a slave, finds gold in Vila Rica, in the State of Minas Gerais, and buys his enfranchisement, the...

At 84 years of age, Lúcia Rocha admitted herself to a hospital in São Paulo to undergo heart tests. Upon receiving the news about the...

This film documents in depth the life and artistic trajectory of the musician and poet Itamar Assumpção. He was one of the pillars of a...

Three blind sisters, Regina, Maria and Conceição, earn their living by singing in front of churches, in Brazil... They tell their...

Present in nearly all cultures and used for many purposes, drums have unique shapes, sounds, names and accents in each region of the world. Behind...