WW Rio: Point of View: Kassin & Joao with Pedro Santos
18.12.17Alexandre Kassin is one of Brazil’s leading producers and co-producer of Sonzeira. With his musical partner Joao, they present two hours direct from Rio de Janeiro.
Pedro Santos AKA Pedro Sorongo is the man responsible for Krishnanda, a Brazilian psych/percussion/spiritual jazz record from 1968, recently reissued, that is considered to contain some of the most advanced music to ever come out of Brazil. Mr. Santos was a very in demand session musician and developed important work with Baden Powell and Sebastião Tapajós among others.
On this show we highlight some of Pedro Santos’ most relevant work, including Baden Powell’s Sorongaio, written for him by the guitarist.
Pedro Santos – Água Viva [CBS Records]
Joel Nascimento – Congada do sino [EMI Records]
Maria Creusa – Ossain [Trova]
Luciano Perrone – Sorongo [Musidisc]
Baden Powell – Sorongaio [Philips Records]
Chaim – Inferno verde [Copacabana]
Pedro Santos – Gurungungô [MPS Records]
Julinho – Não ha razão [Masterplay]
Sebastião e Pedro dos Santos – Sambaden [Trova]
Mighty Sparrow – Coke is not it [B’s records]
Ernest Ranglin – Gimme back me shilling [Federal Records]
Richard Davis – Dealin’ [Muse Records]
Lyman Woodard Org – Creative Musicians [Strata Records]
Amnesty – Love Fades [Now-Again Records]
Flaming Ember – Livin High money low [Hot Wax]
Massada – NaNaNa Song [Philips Records]
Ray Camacho Band – Hollywood [California Artists]
Sigue Sigue Sputnik – Massive retaliation [Parlophone]
Charly Garcia – No Soy Un Extraño [Interdisc]
Jason Moran – Gangsterism at the vanguard [Yes Records]
Slim Smith – You don’t care [Studio One]
Charles Lloyd – Waves [A&M Records]
Hozan Yamamoto with sharps and flats- Bamboo flute [Victor Talking Machine Company]
Hector Costita – Surprise blues [Som Da Gente]
Hermeto Pascoal – Ilza na feijoada [Som Da Gente]
Carla Bley – Wrong Key Donkey [Watt Works]
Fusion – Balada de Matias [Alba]
Magalhães – Xangô [Gravasom]
Gigantes – Theme from Swat [Sondor]