title: Joel Nascimento
text: # Joel Nascimento
  
  Joel Nascimento (Rio de Janeiro, October 13, 1937) is a musician, mandolin, multi-instrumentalist Brazilian. He toured with John McLaughin, Paco de Lucia, Raphael Rabello and Arthur Moreira Lima. He was labeled by historian Paul Sparks "perhaps the leading player of the present day" for his skill as a performance mandolinist.
  
  