In Brazil, Hermeto Pascoal was affectionately nicknamed “O Bruxo” (The Wizard) for his druidic appearance, marked by the long albino beard, and his ability to turn into musical instruments any mundane objects he came into contact with, as if he could suddenly extract from pipes, forks, birds, pigs, kids’ toys, dentists’ drills, his own belly, or the landscapes of a river or cave their innermost hidden harmonics.