Pedro Santos – Krishnanda

A spiritual, psychedelic Brazilian masterpiece from start to finish – celebrated by everyone from Seu Jorge and Kassin to Floating Points, Madlib, Quantic, Gilles Peterson, and DJ Nuts. These days, originals change hands for thousands of dollars.

Pedro dos Santos, born in Rio in 1919, was a percussionist virtuoso, composer and inventor of instruments that apparently included oddities such as the ‘Tamba’ (electrified bamboo drum) and the mouth berimbau whistle. Nicknamed Perdo ‘Sorongo’ after the rhythm he invented, that features throughout ‘Krishnanda’. A highly spiritual man who was regarded as a philosopher by many.

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Tracklist

Side A

1A Ritual Negro (2:00)
2A Agua Viva (2:03)
3A Um So (2:08)
4A Sem Sombra (3:09)
5A Savana (2:52)
6A Advertencia (3:00)

Side B

1B Quem Sou Eu? (2:32)
2B Flor De Lotus (3:08)
3B Dentro Da Selva (2:17)
4B Desengano Da Vista (2:43)
5B Dual (2:58)
6B Arabindu (2:01)