See our ciranda nordestina page. Sonho da Rabeca . Northeastern Brazil has a tremendous fiddling tradition and Mestre Salustiano is among the greatest. Two groups of young girls, the red and the blue, recreate a journey to Bethlehem. Along the way, they encounter several characters like the Angel, the Gipsy woman, and the Butterfly.
Rhythms are Brazilian waltz, maxixe, and marchinha.
Collections Espet culos Populares de Pernambuco. Book and CD from Editora Baga o in Recife. Can be found in bookstores, airport gift shops, etc. Mestre Narciso do Banjo is another cultural treasure of Recife. Back in the forties, he fell in love with this instrument, but didn't have the money to buy one.