Antje Duvekot & Ellis Paul

Brazilian Duo, Duovau, to perform at Mountain City Traditional Arts 

Frostburg’s Mountain City Traditional Arts in partnership with World Artists Experiences, presents the Brazilian Duo, Duovau, Sunday, April 30 at 4 pm.

Exploring the rich diversity of Brazil’s vibrant traditional music scene, two Brazilian musicians from different musical traditions come together to present a canvas portraying their country’s rich musical landscape. The duo features Levi Ramiro, a violeiro (viola brasileira player), singer and composer who has his roots in folk music from Brazil, and Esdras Rodrigues, a rabequeiro (rabeca brasileira player), who built a career as a professional violinist, but who also, two decades ago, fell in love with the Brazilian fiddles. Together, this talented duo takes listeners on a tour of evocative Brazilian musical genres, exploring rich expressive and rhythmic content, couched in geographical, social, and cultural aspects of Brazil.

Duovau draws inspiration from music played all over Brazil in violas brasileiras and rabecas, gathering a collection of rhythms and unique elements extracted from the rich musical and cultural universe of Brazilian regions to create its music, which lies within the boundaries of Brazilian contemporary instrumental music. Together, they share their extensive individual journeys and personal experiences along the many veredas within Brazilian music.