Trio Manari
Evening Concert
Friday, 9:00 p.m.

From Northern Brazil, Trio MANARI consists of percussionists Márcio Jardim, Nazaco Gomes, and “Paturi” Kleber Benigno. The group specializes in Amazonian music traditions and has revitalized the use of traditional percussion in contemporary Amazonian music. MANARI has arranged percussion music for many shows and recordings featuring the most prominent artists of the Amazon. MANARI played at PASIC in 2004. The group recently performed at the Cayenne Jazz Festival and the 2007 PERCPAN Festival in São Paulo, Brazil. In 2007, the ensemble released a DVD with Brazilian singer Fafá de Belém.