Milton Nascimento releases music with Paul Simon singing in Portuguese; Listen

Milton’s son, Augusto Nascimento, shared a meeting between the musicians, which occurred with a little help from Spike Lee

Singer Milton Nascimento released a new song this Friday 21st, The wind is gone (for Paul Simon). Fruit of the next album in collaboration with the singer Esperanza Spaldingthe track involves the participation of himself Paolo Simone singing in Portuguese. To celebrate the partnership, the singer’s son, Augusto Nascimento, shared a video in which the ex Simon & Garfunkel explains how he received the invitation for the song.

Augusto explains that Milton sent a tune to Paul Simon to write lyrics in 2020. The singer ended up not responding, and later explained that the song had been put on the back burner due to health issues. Despite this, the idea of ​​the partnership remained alive.

“Oh my God. Of course I do!” Paul Simon says in the video, talking about how he received the invitation to create a song with Milton Nascimento. The meeting took place last year, in New York, with the mediation of none other than the director Spike Lee.

Augusto tells how the surprise meeting happened: “We were with Spike Lee in the room, and some flowers arrived in Paul’s name. I thought he wouldn’t go, but he sent me his love. I got out in the car with Spike, and when I got up , the room phone rang: it was Paul Simon arriving!”, he wrote on your Instagram this Friday the 21st.

In November 2023, Paul Simon provided a “spoiler” that he would record with Milton. “I just recorded a duet with Milton Nascimento for his next album. An album that he considers the last him,” she said in an interview with Uncut.

The wind is gone (for Paul Simon) relies on the participation of Ouro Preto Orchestrahighlighting the British jazz musician’s flute Shabaka Hutchings, which opens the paths of melody. The lyrics seal yet another collaboration between Milton and his friend and composer Marcio Borges, his partner since then Clube da Esquina.

The production and arrangements are by Esperanza herself: “It’s a really special duet, you and him,” the singer told Bituca. You wrote the song for him and now he sings it for you. It’s beautiful”.

Detail: Paul Simon participates singing in good Portuguese. The song reflects on friendship, the passage of time and memory.

Listen below:

The album Milton + Esperanza will be released in August. The first single released was October.

Source: Terra

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