Friends are sharing reports of the death yesterday of Marlos Nobre, internationally known composer and conductor who crossed between classical and Amazonian styles with felicitous ease and beauty.
He was 85.
Surprising that he isn’t played more on ‘relaxing’ radio stations.
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