José Pires de Almeida Neto, (born in 1954 in

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), is a Brazilian guitarist known for playing

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. In addition to acoustic and electric guitars, he plays an electric nylon string guitar with polysubbass strings.

Life

Neto started learning guitar from his mother at the age of four and began classical guitar lessons at the age of twelve, later studying at the music academy in his hometown. Beginning in 1970, he taught the guitar and had his own band, "Plato". In 1978 he became a member of Harry Belafonte's band. In 1982 Neto moved to

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and was soon playing with Tânia Maria,

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, and

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. In 1990 he became the musical director and composer for the band Fourth World, along with Moreira and

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. He also has recorded with

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. Since 2001, he has played with the Netoband, playing at various festivals through Europe and the United States. As a result, Neto joined Steve Winwood's band as their 2003 world tour began. He has been seen performing with Winwood on ''

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'', and ''

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'', among other national television programs. He has lived in

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since the 1980s.SFGate: Neto takes Brazilian note to Winwood’s , Jose Neto
Retrieved 2016-12-19.

Discography

* ''Mountains and the Sea'' (1987), with Randy Tico, Airto Moreira, and Flora Purim on Water lily acoustics * ''Neto'' (1993) * ''In Memory of Thunder'' (1996) * ''Seventh Wave – The Lucky One'' (2000) * ''Newspaper Girl'' (2012) with Harry Belafonte *'' Paradise in Gazankulu'' *'' Belafonte '89'' with Fourth World *'' Fourth World Recorded live at Ronnie Scott's'' (1992) *''Fourth World'' (1994) *''Fourth World ive' (1995) *''Encounters of the Fourth World'' (1995) *''Last Journey'' (1999) with

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*'' About Time'' (2003) *'' Nine Lives'' (2008)

Lexicographical entry

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, ''Jazz-Lexikon Bd. 2.'' Reinbek 2002;

References

External links

Official website
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