Moacir Santos
Moacir Santos was a Brazilian composer, multi-instrumentalist, and music
educator born in Brazil in 1926. Santos worked for Rádio Nacional in Rio de
Janeiro as a composer and music director. Their students included Nara Leão,
Baden Powell, and Roberto Menescal. Santos' recording Coisas (1965) fused
Afro-Brazilian rhythms with big-band jazz. In 1967, Santos moved to the United
States to work in the film industry. Their recording Maestro (1972) received a
Grammy nomination. Santos' reputation was revived in 2004 with the release of
the album Ouro Negro, which featured reinterpretat...
