Milton Nascimento

The fragility, faith and warrior spirit of an entire country are present in the haunting quaver of Milton Nascimento, the 72-year-old singer-composer whom many Brazilians regard as their defining voice. Raised in a onetime center of African slaves, Nascimento sang about the struggle for survival and a higher protective force. His unearthly falsetto is the sound of the angels who wait at the end of a hard road.