Maracatu Mar Aberto is a community percussion and song troupe playing maracatu de baque virado and other rhythms derived from the traditions of northeastern Brazil. Translated to English as the Open Sea, the name represents the aggregated influences that have traveled from Africa to Brazil and onward to Toronto and beyond. On stage or in the street, they are rhythm, song, and movement. A living tradition of maracatu in a local context, not a folkloric representation, working collectively on the artistry and heritage that is maracatu de baque virado.
Maracatu Mar Aberto
