Pedro dos Santos (musician)

Pedro dos Santos (born October 2, 1919 in Rio de Janeiro ; † February 23, 1993 ibid) was a Brazilian percussionist and composer . He is also known by the names Pedro Sorongo and Pedro da Lua .

Life

He has played pandeiro since childhood . At the age of 18 he wrote his first composition, a samba for the carnival group Meninas Teimosas . In 1953 one of his compositions, Recordando o Líbano, was recorded on record for the first time . In 1955 he was a member of the Orquestra Tabajara under the direction of Severino Araújo for a time . He then worked for the radio station Mayrink Veiga and recordings with Pixinguinha and Radamés Gnattali followed .

In 1968 the album Krishnanda was released with exclusively his own compositions. In the early 1970s he developed a long-lasting collaboration with the guitarist Sebastião Tapajós , with whom he toured Europe several times . He also worked with Paulinho da Viola , Maria Bethânia , Djalma Corrêa , Elza Soares and Baden Powell , among others .

Instruments

Pedro dos Santos has developed a number of percussion instruments, such as the Bambussom , Somn'água , 5 Tambores , Pramola , Pradeira or Maraganzá .

Appreciation

The guitarist Baden Powell composed the piece Tributo Ao Amigo Pedro Santos in his honor and the Centro Cultural Pedro Sorongo in Rio de Janeiro was named after him.

Discographic notes

• Pedro Santos: Krishnanda . CBS, 1968, LP
• Sebastião Tapajós & Pedro Dos Santos. Vol. 1. Trova, 1972, LP
• Sebastião Tapajós & Pedro Dos Santos. Vol. 2. Trova, 1972, LP
• Nova Bossa Nova . Sampler . MPS, 1972, LP
• Tapajos et Dos Santos: Guitare Et Percussions Insolites Du Bresil . EMI, 1974, LP
• Sebastião Tapajós, Pedro "Sorongo" Santos *, Djalma Correa: Xingú . Tropical Music, 1984, LP

Web links

• Pedro dos Santos website (Portuguese)
• Pedro dos Santos , at Dicionário Cravo Albin da Música Popular Brasileira (Portuguese)
• Pedro dos Santos at Allmusic (English)