Hermeto Pascoal and a tip for Apple
I have one of those good old 80gb Ipods Video. I love being able to take all my music with me, although I put a lot of music on it that I never listen to. Still I put it on there, either I think I will listen to it later or I just want to have it with me in case.
Every once in a while I accidentally run into something that I have never listened to (here’s a tip for apple for the new generation iPods or iTouchs: how about a function called ‘surprise me with something I have never played before’) and this time I ran into something by Hermeto Pascoal, a Brazilian icon, probably because I played my ‘Brasil’ play list on shuffle.
I love Brasil, I had a great time there meeting people in Fortaleza in 2005 during a visit for a cultural community project, and I have always had an interest in the music, the culture and the people from Brasil.
I also think Portuguese is the most beautiful language in the world. The sounds of the language and the way they sing the words is just beautiful. (That is why a ugly woman that speaks Portuguese can still be the most sexy in the world).
Back to Hermeto Pascoal: I played the song on my iPod where Hermeto puts music to a conversation (I have no Idea where he got it from or what they are saying). He plays the melody the people in the fragment are speaking, very beautifuly and inventive.
Check it out for yourself and I hope this way I can help you fall in love with the Portuguese language and Hermeto Pascoal.
