Hermeto Pascoal: The whole world in his hands

Pints of beer, a table, a pig – anything can be a musical instrument for the ever innovative Hermeto Pascoal. 'In my head there is always more stuff,' he tells Tom Phillips• Read John Fordham's guide to Hermeto PascoalInside a pink house on a leafy suburban street in Curitiba, Brazil, sits a 75-year-old man wearing bright blue trousers, shades and skateboarding sneakers. He strokes a silvery, ZZ-Top style beard. Around him hundreds of cuddly toys pile up on shelves and mantlepieces: birds, ...

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