‘Magic’ gloves let acclaimed Brazilian pianist Joao Carlos Martins play again

By Associated Press and Mauricio Savarese

PUBLISHED: January 23, 2020 at 12:43 PM CST | UPDATED: January 23, 2020 at 5:43 PM CST

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A few days before Christmas, renowned pianist Joao Carlos Martins summoned his friends to a Sao Paulo bar so he could show off the best gift he’d received in years: a new pair of bionic gloves that are letting the 79-year-old play with both hands for the first time in more than two decades.

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