Tarciso Alves Forró Band

Tarciso Alves is a singer/songwriter specializing in Forró, a North-Eastern Brazilian folk genre . He grew up in the Brazilian state of Pernambuco, steeped in the region's traditions of music, folk dancing, and spoken-word poetry. His band is composed of Camilla Zt, vocalist and percussionist, haling from the south of Brazil, accordionist Paulo Shibaray from Pernambuco, with 10 years Forro experience. They'll perform songs connected to Brazil's traditional "San Joao" festival, which coincides with porchfest, and celebrates the corn harvest.