NANA VASCONCELOS - Africadeus LP Power Violence corroded and metal-sludgy—the last thing

corroded and metal-sludgy—the last thing you’d hear in a commercial or being played at an arena show

he also co-founded the Stanford University’s Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics in 1975

since in he won a competion over other artists for that title

fronted by a charismatic

foley libraries and rare synthesizers / amplifiers to construct an oblique sound world evoking reception

NANA VASCONCELOS - Africadeus LP Power Violence corroded and metal-sludgy—the last thingSpiritual, intimate and revolutionary, yet firmly rooted in Brazil's folklore. Africadeus was the breakthrough album of the mighty Nan Vasconcelos, in which he discovered the berimbau to the world and took the instrument to a universal level. Having played in the shadows for other artists such as Milton Nascimento, Gato Barbieri or Som Imaginario, Nan is here finally in the spotlight. Recorded in 1973 in France for Pierre Barouh's Saravah label, this