Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Nuno Midelis The Beast Brazilian Bluesman

Nuno Mindelis who was born on August 7, 1957. He is nicknamed "The Beast", and is an Angolan-born Brazilian blues guitarist and singer-songwriter.

According to the bio at Nuno Mindelis.com.

Born in Cabinda (Angola), Eastern Africa on Aug. 7, 1957, Nuno Mindelis became a guitar enthusiast at the very young age of 5. By the age of 9 he began building and playing self-made guitars.

A primary influence at that time was Otis Redding and his great rhythm section, Booker T. & The MG's, made up of Booker T., Steve Cropper, Donald "Duck" Dunn, and Al Jackson. Nuno continues to enjoy the work of these musicians to this day.

Nuno Mindelis - Live at the Montreal Intl. Jazz Festival


HEY JOE - NUNO MINDELIS


2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Fabulous guitar work - thanks for the Youtubes!

fitzgerald said...

You are welcome, and thank you for leaving a comment. I hope you check out some of Nuno's music.