Created by the black population of Pernambuco, the "maracatu," with its "gonguê" beat and distinctive "zabumba" rhythm, accompanied by the high-pitched "cuíca," the "ganzá" rattle and the playful, rhythmic movements of bodies, is one of the most colorful carnival festivals in Brazil.
Maracatu
Type of music
The term maracatu denotes any of several performance genres found in Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil. Main types of maracatu include maracatu nação and maracatu rural. Wikipedia
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The term maracatu denotes any of several performance genres found in Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil. Main types of maracatu include maracatu nação ...
Maracatu Nação, also known as Maracatu de Baque Virado, is a type of maracatu, a musical rhythm, dance and ritual of religious syncretism that originated in ...
Duration: 11:29
Posted: Sep 25, 2015
Posted: Sep 25, 2015
Maracatu Nação or Maracatu de Baque Virado is a cultural performance that derives from a ritual of the African slaves in Recife (capital city of Pernambuco) ...
It is a thrilling show of shining colors, rhythm and dance. There are two kinds of Maracatu: the “Baque Solto” or “Maracatu Rural” and the “Baque Virado” or “ ...
Duration: 3:50
Posted: Oct 25, 2019
Posted: Oct 25, 2019
Explore the beautiful Maracatu instruments which are typically played in the Baque Virado. Alfaias, gongués and caixas de Maracatu as well as shekerés and even ...
Based in West Oakland, Maracatu Pacífico is a community-based performance group that brings Afro-Brazilian maracatu music and dance from Northeastern Brazil ...
Maracatu, an Afro-Brazilian dance procession performed during Carnival in Recife, Pernambuco. The maracatu originated in the seventeenth and eighteenth ...