Hermeto Pascoal

Hermeto Pascoal was born in Lagoa da Canoa, Alagoas, and learned music on his father's accordion before playing on radio stations in northeastern and southeastern Brazil. After working in the United States and appearing on Miles Davis's Live-Evil, he released A Música Livre de Hermeto Pascoal in 1973 and Slaves Mass in 1977.

Throughout his career, he recorded with his group and composed a body of work spanning jazz, choro and Brazilian rhythms. He died in 2025.