9. Forró: Festas Juninas

Juliana Cantarelli Vita and Schuyler Whelden begin their series on the Brazilian music genre known as forró with a discussion of the festas juninas (June festivals), one of the most popular yearly traditions, especially in the Northeast region. They discuss the saints honored at these festivals, the food and atmosphere, as well as the musical tradition known as forró that accompanies the festivities. The demonstrate the instruments featured in the forró ensemble and share some specifics on arrasta-pé , one of the many sub-genres of forró . They also discuss the ways that this tradition has permeated other parts of Brazil and other genres. They are joined by special guest Julinho Mendes, an accordionist ( sanfoneiro ) and forró historian. Transcript available at .

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9. Forró: Festas Juninas is an episode from Massa: Brazilian Music & Culture by Juliana Cantarelli & Schuyler Whelden.

This episode is 00:59:24 long.

This episode was published on Jun 22, 2021.

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