This Brazilian recording artist, vocalist, composer, percussionist, guitarist, and musical arranger, was born in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.

This artist performed as featured musician in many venues in Bahia - Brazil, including command performances for Brazilian President João Baptista Figueiredo and for Pope John Paul II. He had the honor to play for the former South Africa President Nelson Mandela. He also performed in trios elétricos—brightly lit mobile soundstages for festivals and public dancing in Brazil and toured locally and internationally as vocalist and percussionist. In 1991, he was featured in Paul Simon’s documentary music video, “Born at the Right Time.”
His solo performance will bring to the audience Bossa-Nova, Brazilian standard tunes, MPB (Brazilian Popular Music) and original tunes.
This artist is a voting member of the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (Grammy), has been nominated for the Best Brazilian Male Singer in the U.S. in the 2005 Brazilian International Press Awards, received two nominations for the Best Brazilian Male Singer in Florida and is the winner of Aspasia Phoutrides Pulakis Memorial Award 2005 for his significant contributions to the Brazilian Community and the Northwest community at large.

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This artist is a guitarist, composer and arranger originally from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He now resides in Seattle.

He has played guitar for over thirty years. He plays an immense repertoire including bossa nova, samba, MPB, choro, classical and traditional jazz music as well as his own compositions. He holds a bachelor's degree in guitar performance from the Brazilian Music Conservatory, where he was taught by Juarez Carvalho, whom Marco considers his greatest mentor on the guitar.

Under the tutelage of Juarez, he completed and now teaches the four volume “Escuela Razonada de la Guitarra” written by Emilio Pujol based on the principles of Francisco Tarrega a method considered to be the finest in the history of guitar.

This artist has studied and played with many great Brazilian musicians including Luiz Eca, Afonso Vieira, Lucas Robatto, Helio Delmiro, Ronaldo Miranda and samba singer Alcione. He also plays with some wonderful Seattle-based musicians including Hans Teuber, Geoff Harper, Tad Britton, Byron Vannoy, Guil Guimaraes, Buddy Catlett, Jeff Johnson, Lori Goldston and many others.

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This group consists of dancers, percussionists and instrumentalists all in full costume.

They open a typical performance with the percussion rhythms of Ijexá, Afro-Brazilian rhythms brought to Brazil by African slaves in the 16th Century. The music then moves into Baião, combining lively rhythms and heartfelt lyrics from the people of the Sertão (a desert region of Northeastern Brazil). Next comes Maculelê, a tradition originating from an ancient Afro-Brazilian war dance.

The rhythms and songs of Maculelê reflect the invincible spirit and imagination of slaves working the sugar- cane fields in Brazil. Following Maculelê is Capoeira music. This form of music comes from a Brazilian martial art developed by 17th Century escaped African slaves. Capoeira movements are known for their acrobatic leaps and fierce playfulness. Succeeding Capoeira are the electrifying rhythms of Samba and Galope. The music of Samba-Reggae (the heart and soul of Afro-Brazilian Popular Music) concludes their show.

Originating in Salvador, Samba-Reggae has become popular all over the world.

Featured musical instruments include the Berimbau (a tall, bowed instrument with a gourd ), and a full array of drums and other percussion instruments (Surdo, Repinique, Cuíca, Triângulo, Pandeiro, Tamborim and Agogô).

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