British Council Musicians In Residence: Brazil

Nwando Ebizie travelled to Recife and work closely with a local museum and cultural centre, Paço do Frevo, which presents the traditional northeast rhythms, such as Frevo and Maracatu, to the surrounding barrio. Her trip also coincided with Rio Carnaval!

 “MIR Brazil fulfils a dream of mine to explore Afro-Brazilian ritual music in Recife,” she says. “Working with the musicians, dancers, learning more about Frevo all whilst being immersed in Carnaval is such a perfect opportunity to gain a real understanding of the music culture. This will enrich my research into Afro-diaspora syncretic ritual music and be an invaluable learning experience. I would like to thank British Council, PRSF and Paco de Frevo for this amazing opportunity.”

Listen as they talk with Georgina Godwin in this special podcast recorded when The British Council  brought them all together for the first time after the residencies took place.