Marco Aurélio Vasconcellos was born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil in 1944. He came up around musicians like Hermeto Pascoal, Airto Moreira, and Gilberto Gil, which gave him an ear for both traditional Brazilian sounds and more experimental approaches.
In 1971, he helped start the experimental collective Som Imaginário. The group became a place for him to work with electronics, tape loops, and unconventional sounds alongside more traditional instruments.
Other songs from his catalog include 'Pássaro Perdido', 'Onde o Vento Faz a Curva', and 'O Tempo e o Vento'. He kept recording through the late 1970s and into the 1980s, putting out albums like 'Baluarte', 'Saudade', and 'O Grande Circo Místico'.
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