Nelson Jacobina is best known as a guitarist, songwriter and artistic
partner of musician/poet Jorge Mautner. His first great success came
with "Maracatú Atômico", a song that he co-wrote with Mautner and which
became a hit for Gilberto Gil in 1974. Considered one of the great
songs of the Tropicalist era (and of MPB in general), Maracatu Atomico
was a hit for Chico Science & Nação Zumbi in 1996 and was re-recorded
in 2002 by Mautner and Caetano Veloso.
Around the time Gil recorded Maracatu Atômico, Jacobina 1970s form the
rock trio ICCA alongside Vinícius Cantuária (drums) and Arnaldo Brandão
(bass); the group backed Mautner from 1975-1976.
Since leaving ICCA, Jacobina has continued to work both independently
and with Jorge Mautner as a musician, teacher and songwriter. He is the
father of musician Rubinho Jacobina.
