Paula Robison encore at one of her 92nd Street Y concerts, a dance for flute and pandeiro, a large tambourine traditional in Brazil. Silverman invited the percussionist Cyro Baptista to join her. The flutist Irna Priore, who was at the concert, told her that in Brazil there was a huge repertory for flute in the choro, a tradition of popular song originating in 19th century Rio de Janeiro. Cyro Baptista's wife provided recordings and tapes of music that was largely unknown in the US. Robison began to work on it with Baptista and other Brazilian musicians, who toured with her and eventually
Popular Socialist Party (Brazil) American leftist parties which also included the majority of Brazilian left-wing formations (PCB, PCdoB, PT, PTD, PSB). However, in 2004 PPS withdrew from the Foro, denouncing its support for authoritarian regimes in Cuba and Venezuela.. Despite being a social democratic party, PPS is not a member of the Socialist International (position held by PDT) nor the Progressive Alliance (position held by PSB and PT). Popular Socialist Party (Brazil) The Popular Socialist Party (, PPS, also translated as "Socialist People's Party") is a social democratic political party in Brazil. It was founded in 1992 after the main body of the Brazilian