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Nuno Mindelis
12+ albums
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NUNO MINDELIS (1957.08.07/Cabinda, Angola – ) is an Angolan-born Brazilian blues guitarist and singer-songwriter. Nuno’s own life journey embodies the Blues. Mindelis became a guitar enthusiast at the age of 5. By the age of 9 he began building and playing self-made guitars. His family was forced to flee the war in Angola, and for safety Nuno was sent to live apart from his family in Canada for several years. Continuing to refine his unique fingerstyle electric Blues technique, Nuno was finally reunited with his family in Brazil. Now renowned as one of the world’s top Blues artists, Nuno has shared the stage with B.B. King, Jimmie Vaughan, Robert Cray, Otis Clay, and Junior Wells, among others. Nuno continues to play to enthusiastic audiences and critical acclaim worldwide. Most of his recorded work has been sung in English; however, he recorded his 2006 album Outros Nunos in Portuguese, his native language. He has recorded two albums with the band Double Trouble. Mindelis counts Otis Redding and Johnny Winter among his musical influences. A primary influence at that time was Otis Redding and his rhythm section, Booker T. & the MG’s, made up of Booker T., Steve Cropper, Donald “Duck” Dunn, and Al Jackson. Mindelis continues to enjoy the work of these musicians to this day. In 1990, an independent recording he had made began to receive airplay on local radio stations. In 1991 he was invited to record his debut solo album, “Blues & Derivados”, which received very positive
