Flutes From Brazil: Flute and Drum Music from Northeastern Brazil CD

Joo Alfredo Marcos dos Santos, flute
Severino Alfredo dos Santos, flute
Manuel Antnio da Silva, tarol
Sebastio Feliciano Rodrigues, zabumba
José Feliciano Rodrigues Filho, pratos
Jesson Rodrigues de Moura, surdo

Deep in the Brazilian countryside in Pernambuco comes a band of flute and drums whose music is quite unlike other forms of native folklore. The instrumentation and variety of repertoire is unique, with music to celebrate processions and feasts, religious and social events as well as traditional dances.