ARTIST: Maracatu New York
TITLE: Maracatu New York
LABEL: Nation Beat Music
GENRE: Tribal
BITRATE: 189kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 17min total
RELEASE DATE: 2007-00-00
RIP DATE: 2007-10-01
TRACK LIST
1. Afinando a Bateria 4:03
2. Somos De Aqua Fria 2:32
3. Temos Rei Temos Rainha 3:15
4. A Spring Tide Rises 4:25
5. Evolucao Dos Baques 3:12
RELEASE NOTES
Maracatu New York is New YorkÆs first and only Maracatu ensemble dedicated to
the performance and knowledge of traditional Maracatu de Baque Virado and other
musical styles from the Northeast of Brazil, while fusing these rhythms with New
Orleans Second Line rhythms. Upon returning to New York after an extended study
of Folkloric northeastern Brazilian music, Scott Kettner founded Maracatu NY in
the hopes of exposing the community to a rhythm outside of the popularly known
music of Brazil such as Samba and Bossa Nova. With his experience and contacts,
Scott developed the goal of capturing this folk art with its traditional rhythms
and presenting them to the New York community through weekly Maracatu percussion
workshops and performances. Kettner received an artist grant from The Brooklyn
Arts Council in February 2003 and 2005 for this project. In 2005 Maracatu NY was
the first and only United States Maracatu group to travel to Recife, Brazil
where they studied with Corpos Percussivos and Jorge Martins and performed in
Carnival.