Biography
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Oscar Castro-Neves
Real name: Carlos Oscar de Castro-Neves
Effective period / Period of releases: 1987 - 2009
Brazilian guitarist, pianist, composer and arranger.Born: 15 May 1940 in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Died: 27 September 2013 in Los Angeles, California, USA (aged 73).
Castro-Neves was a composer, who was considered a founding figure in bossa nova music.
He was the brother of pianist Mario Castro-Neves, bassist Iko Castro Neves, and singer Pepe Castro Neves.