BRAZILIAN SUMMER SESSIONS no.2 2010

Cartola, one of the greatest Brazilian composers, is the central figure in the eponymous documentary on the history of the samba.

After the film guitarist Nelson Latif gathers singers and musicians for a ‘roda de samba’, a festive jam session around the pub table, where traditional sambas are mixed with improvisations and new compositions.Cartola, one of the greatest Brazilian composers, is the central figure in the eponymous documentary on the history of the samba. After the film guitarist Nelson Latif gathers singers and musicians for a ‘roda de samba’, a festive jam session around the pub table, where traditional sambas are mixed with improvisations and new compositions.

Made possible by the Amsterdam Fonds voor de Kunst

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