O Patio do São Pedro - Big plaza in the centre of Recife with free music several nights a week. Also a spot for a couple of my interviews. 
posted by Kevin Cassidy @ 10:48 PM
Forró pra sempre!
Doing fieldwork on forró music in Pernambuco, Brazil for my master´s degree in anthropology from Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam. I´m interested in the links between the music and Northeastern identity, how and why it has resurged in popularity and national and international vectors of influence. Check it out!
About Me
- Name: Kevin Cassidy
- Location: Amsterdam, Noord Holland, Netherlands
Just got back from fieldwork in Olinda, Pernambuco (Brazil) and now writing about forró music and identity, tradition, modernity. Preparing to ride a bike from here (Amsterdam) to Istanbul, Turkey starting in August with my friend Jaime.
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Monday, February 13, 2006
O Patio do São Pedro - Big plaza in the centre of Recife with free music several nights a week. Also a spot for a couple of my interviews.
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