This irrepressible innovator performed in a river to test its sonic properties, used kettles and bottles as instruments and played with Miles Davis. His influence cannot be overestimated

A self-taught multi-instrumentalist, he rose from a childhood of rural privation to become a favorite of jazz musicians and audiences around the world.

Il tirait son inspiration des éléments de la nature. Sa musique mariait jazz, rock et airs populaires brésiliens. Le chanteur, compositeur et multi-instrumentiste Hermeto Pascoal…