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Milton Nascimento, esperanza spalding - Milton +esperanza (Official Audio Visualizer)
#trending #miltonnascimento #milton #esperanzaspalding #afrobrazil #blackatlantic #morethanjazz #bassmusic #brazil #collaborativealbum #espernanzaspalding with #brazilian singer #miltonnascimento. Recorded in Brazil last year, Milton + esperanza is due out on August 9 via Concord. They’re also sharing the lead single, “Outubro”—a rework of the 1969 original that appeared on #nascimento’s #couragealbum

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