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Hermeto Pascoal: Gaio da Roseira

By Ian Patterson
September 16, 2025
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Hermeto Pascoal (June 22, 1936—September 13, 2025), the internationally renowned Brazilian multi-instrumentalist and composer, spent sixty years seamlessly fusing Brazilian music with jazz. From the album A música livre de Hermeto Pascoal (Sinter, 1973) the 14-minute track "Gaio da Roseira" captures the vocal lyricism, percussive colors, dancing rhythms, melodic lilt and avant-garde eclecticism that were some of the hallmarks of his music. In the music's most outré passages it is hard to believe that loops and effects are entirely absent. It is quite the ride. Obrigado, maestro Bruxo!

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