Intro: Playing with Maracatu

Two jazz forces join in this lively film. Airto Moreira, a world renowned Brazilian percussionist meets the legendary Preservation Hall Jazz Band at Mardi Gras in New Orleans. This musical alchemy reignites his passion to play. Resurrection! Airto Moreira &amp; the Preservation Hall Jazz Band is presented with generous support from The Dan Lucas Memorial Fund.

Resurrection! Airto Moreira & the Preservation Hall Jazz Band

Airto Moreira, a world renowned Brazilian percussionist meets the legendary Preservation Hall Jazz Band at Mardi Gras in New Orleans.

Maracatu is a traditional parading culture originating in northeastern Brazil. Its roots can be traced back to Africa. Saturated with spirituality and secrecy, it is largely unknown beyond Brazil. However, Brazilian musician Aline Morales has brought Maracatu culture to the unlikeliest of places: Toronto, Canada. Aline has formed a group of Canadians with whom to practice Maracatu drumming with, some Brazilian, some not. As much as Aline and the members of her new group feel as though they are connected to Maracatu culture, a trip to Recife, Brazil, forces them to question their own motivations and appropriation of Maracatu culture. Who is the culture for? Who is allowed to practice the culture? Who profits from the culture? While the explicit connections to New Orleans are not drawn in the film, these are issues that have great resonance for New Orleans masking and parading traditions that are under constant threat of appropriation, exploitation and extinction.

Playing with Maracatu (Brincando com Maracatu)

Maracatu is a Brazilian drumming-based parading culture that has made its way over to Canada by Aline Morales and is passionately practiced by a small community lead by her. But when the group travels to Brazil, they are forced to question their own motivations and appropriation of the culture.

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