BBC Radio 3 - World Routes, Brazil 2008, World Routes in Brazil: Carnival, Maracatu, ciranda and Mangue bit (original) (raw)

Maracatu, ciranda and Mangue bit

Lucy Duran travels to northeast Brazil and Rio de Janeiro to record traditional music associated with the famous carnival, including maracatu, frevo, ciranda and mangue bit.

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As part of series of programmes celebrating the Brazilian carnival and its music, Lucy Duran travels to two places famous for their Carnivals - Recife in the Northeast and Rio de Janeiro in the Southeast. She discovers some of the rhythms unique to Recife including maracatu, frevo and ciranda, recorded on a beach, in a cow-shed and in the old colonial city of Olinda. She also finds out about the mangue bit movement and its frontman, the late Chico Science.

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Lucy Duran starts her journey, in the North West of Brazil.
Duration: 06:56

Siba discusses his music and Maracatu.
Duration: 09:37

Siba explains how difficult it is to hear indigenous music in Brazil.
Duration: 06:43

Paulo explains the history of Olinda, its wild carnivals and music.
Duration: 07:21

Luiz Paixao trys to explainthe 'sea horse tradition' of music.
Duration: 10:02

Lucy and Paulo discuss Chico Science and his revolutionary style of music , ‘Mangue bit’.
Duration: 06:16

Paul explains the impact that Lia Itamaraca made in Brazil.
Duration: 11:33

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