What is Wilson das Neves?
{{Infobox person | name = Wilson das Neves | image = Wilson das Neves.jpg | birth_date = 14 June 1936 | death_date = {{Death date and age|2017|August|26|1936|06|14}} | nationality = [[Brazilian]] | occupation = [[Percussionist]] and [[Singer]] }} '''Wilson das Neves''' (June 14, 1936 &ndash; August 26, 2017) was a Brazilian percussionist and singer. He was born in [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Brazil]]. He was a key figure in the history of Brazilian music.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wilson das Neves|url=http://www.samba-choro.com.br/artistas/wilsondasneves|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140813095925/http://www.samba-choro.com.br/artistas/wilsondasneves|archive-date=2014-08-13|access-date=|archiveurl=|archivedate=}}</ref> == Career == He played with many of Brazil's greatest musicians across many decades and featured on numerous important recordings. He was a very important artist specially for Brazilian Popular Music as a sambista (those who do samba), composer and instrumentist, with over 50 years dedicated to music. He can be heard in over 600 records from the greatest Brazilian artists. das Neves died of [[colorectal cancer]] on August 26, 2017 in Rio de Janeiro at the age of 81. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Wilson+das+Neves Wilson das Neves Discogs entry] * {{Commons category-inline|Wilson das Neves}} <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:das Neves, Wilson}} [[Category:1936 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from colorectal cancer]] [[Category:Cancer deaths in Brazil]] [[Category:Singers from Rio de Janeiro]] [[Category:Musicians from Rio de Janeiro]] {{bio-stub}}