Gaudencio Thiago de Mello

Gaudencio Thiago de Mello

 ( Barreirinha , Amazonas State , 1933 - New York , November 11, 2013 ) was a composer, arranger and Brazilian multi -instrumentalist . He lived in New York , in the United States since 1966, when he sought to escape the military dictatorship that had broken out in Brazil on March 31, 1964 . Descendant of Maués Indians of Rio Andirá region , their compositions and their sophisticated arrangements for guitar show influences from the Amazonian folklore to Heitor Villa -Lobos . Gaudencio Thiago de Mello was the brother of the poet Amadeu Thiago de Mello , better known as simply Thiago de Mello .

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