maracatu
what it is
Maracatu is a term common to two distinct performance genres found in Pernambuco state in northeastern Brazil: maracatu de nação (nation-style maracatu) and maracatu rural (rural-style maracatu). A third style, maracatu cearense (Ceará-style maracatu), is found in Fortaleza, in the northeastern state of Ceará. Maracatu also designates the music style that accompanies these performances.
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What is maracatu?
Maracatu is a term common to two distinct performance genres found in Pernambuco state in northeastern Brazil: maracatu de nação (nation-style maracatu) and maracatu rural (rural-style maracatu). A third style, maracatu cearense (Ceará-style maracatu), is found in Fortaleza, in the northeastern state of Ceará. Maracatu also designates the music style that accompanies these performances.
What are good maracatu albums to start with?
Try Espelho Cristalino by Alceu Valença, Viagem Ao Coração Do Sol by Cordel do Fogo Encantado, Orín, a Língua dos Anjos by Orquestra Afrosinfônica, and Maga Bo apresenta Coco Raizes de Arcoverde by Samba De Coco raizes de Arcoverde.
Who are some women making maracatu?
musicisforgirls.com/genres/maracatu/girls lists women, non-binary artists, and bands with women making maracatu, from mainstream to underground.
genre notes from last.fm listeners · artists and albums from last.fm, updated 2026-10-21