Nana Vasconcelos (1944-2016) was a percussionist who had an immense influence on my own understanding of what percussion can bring to music. I remember seeing him at the South Bank in London, a solitary figure surrounded by percussion instruments laid out on a large mat. With almost childlike playfulness his love of rhythm and sound was inspirational.

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/mar/21/nana-vasconcelos-obituary

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