Brazilian samba singer Jamelao dies aged 95

Brazilian samba star Jamelao has died at the age of 95 from multiple organ failure. The singer, real name Jose Bispo Clementino dos Santos, passed away three days after being admitted to hospital in Rio de Janeiro. A stalwart of Rio's traditional samba community, he began his career as a percussionist, playing the tamborin, but he moved on to play the cavaquinho (a small four-stringed guitar) before becoming a singer. From the 1950s onwards, he was the lead singer for innumerable Mangueira Carnival parades and recorded more than 20 albums. Asked on his ninetieth birthday what he loved most about singing, Jamelao responded: "The music. The music. I love the music. And the women I can get, too".