Baden Powell

Personal Info

Know For

Sound

Gender

Male

Birthday

1937-08-06 (63 years old)

Deathday

2000-09-26

Place of Birth

Varre-Sai, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Baden Powell

Biography

Baden Powell de Aquino (6 August 1937 – 26 September 2000), known professionally as Baden Powell, was a Brazilian guitarist. 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...

Acting

2005

Viva Volta

as Self (archive footage)

1970

1969

Saravah

as Self

2021

Pixinguinha, an Affectionate Man

as Self (archive footage)

2005

Vinicius de Moraes

as Self (archive footage)

2019

Memórias do Grupo Opinião

as Self (archive footage)

1967

Mar Corrente

as The Violinist

Production

1973

Hung Up

as Music

1973

1967

Mar Corrente

as Original Music Composer

1967

1983

1964

1971

The Lion Has Seven Heads

as Original Music Composer

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