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Hermeto Pascoal is a Brazilian composer and multi-instrumentalist born in Arapiraca, countryside of Alagoas (Northeast Brazil) on June 22nd, 1936.
He uses nature as a basis for his compositions. Hermeto often uses non-conventional instruments such as teapots, children’s toys and, sometimes, animals. He is an energetic and virtuosic soloist who can play proficiently on basically any instrument: keyboards, soprano saxophone, guitar, flute, voice, various brass instruments, and many non-traditional things as well. A Brazilian television broadcast from 1999 showed him soloing at one point by singing into a cup with his mouth partially submerged in water.
He initially came to the public’s attention through an appearance on Miles Davis’ 1971 album Live-Evil, which featured Pascoal on several studio pieces (which he also composed). Davis has said that Pascoal was “the most impressive musician in the world”. Later collaborations involved fellow Brazilian musicians Airto Moreira and Flora Purim. From the late 1970s on he has mostly led his own groups, playing at many prestigious venues, such as the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1979.
Known as “o bruxo” (the sorcerer), “o mago” (the magician) or “o campeão” (the champion), Pascoal is a true albino. He suffered from ridicule in his native birthplace and loved America because, he said, he was respected there for his music and was not seen as a “monster” by people on the street. Today, however, he is widely respected and well-known in his country.
He uses nature as a basis for his compositions. Hermeto often uses non-conventional instruments such as teapots, children’s toys and, sometimes, animals. He is an energetic and virtuosic soloist who can play proficiently on basically any instrument: keyboards, soprano saxophone, guitar, flute, voice, various brass instruments, and many non-traditional things as well. A Brazilian television broadcast from 1999 showed him soloing at one point by singing into a cup with his mouth partially submerged in water.
He initially came to the public’s attention through an appearance on Miles Davis’ 1971 album Live-Evil, which featured Pascoal on several studio pieces (which he also composed). Davis has said that Pascoal was “the most impressive musician in the world”. Later collaborations involved fellow Brazilian musicians Airto Moreira and Flora Purim. From the late 1970s on he has mostly led his own groups, playing at many prestigious venues, such as the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1979.
Known as “o bruxo” (the sorcerer), “o mago” (the magician) or “o campeão” (the champion), Pascoal is a true albino. He suffered from ridicule in his native birthplace and loved America because, he said, he was respected there for his music and was not seen as a “monster” by people on the street. Today, however, he is widely respected and well-known in his country.
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Slaves Mass
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Montreux Jazz Ao Vivo
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Mundo verde esperança
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Batera_disares wrote:
Sem medo de errar... Eu coloco esse gênio como o musico com a maior capacidade de se expressar musicalmente.
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tonibluss wrote:
hehe, 'Gênio' é pouco
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Opluquitiumasda wrote:
quais os 2 primeiros álbuns q eu deveria ouvir dele?
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Froren wrote:
Craziest? It's a great album, but one of the most tame, or the least "out there" in my opinion. The craziest that I've heard is definitely Mundo Verde Esperança (there are two versions). Both versions are insane.
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Hiigg wrote:
@Danx1 Speak English? Listen to Slaves Mass. Probably the craziest hard Hermeto.
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xDanx1 wrote:
¿Cuál es el album más loco? A mi me gusta la locura en la musica y quisiera conocer su musica a partir de un album que me asombre ¿Cuál me recomiendan?
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Hiigg wrote:
Gênio MESMO.
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alexodros wrote:
Genial e inspirador!
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natymagno wrote:
Gênio!!!
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smileyfacewater wrote:
genio!
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monjolo wrote:
master.
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laurenha_m wrote:
FODA! *o*
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pablo_soze wrote:
maestro!
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tunztuntzq wrote:
WAT
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caffeineandvase wrote:
just great.
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malverde wrote:
Yo lo vi en vivo en la Ciudad de México hace dos años, y fue increíble. Fue especialmente impresionante cómo el grupo (sin Hermeto aún) comenzó improvisando de forma libre, en el idioma del free jazz, y cuando subió Hermeto al escenario enseguida se orientaron al jazz brasileño. La cantante y el bajista fueron particularmente espectaculares.
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Edelce wrote:
es impresionante el contrapunto multicolor que logra en sus obras, sobre todo en Missa dos Escravos, pareciera que la música nos envolviera en círculos.
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drabreu wrote:
Quero ir num show dele.
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Bram_F. wrote:
amazing...learning 'Peneirando Água' now, near-impossible.
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jirafasenllamas wrote:
gro-so
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