Marcos Suzano Marcos Suzano Marcos Suzano (b. 1963) is a Brazilian percussionist, famous for playing with many Brazilian and international musicians, such as Nando Reis and Titãs. He was born in Rio de Janeiro. Originally a rock fan, he experienced a carnaval bloco and became passionate about percussion thereafter. He quickly settled on the pandeiro as his primary instrument after witnessing the artistry of Jorginho do Pandeiro of the choro group Época de Ouro. By the 1990s, Marcos Suzano had become perhaps the most recorded and widely hailed percussionist in Brazil. His technical innovations on pandeiro include an active left hand, which
Hello, Hello Brazil: Popular Music in the Making of Modern Brazil of Brazilian culture industry and rapid industrialization a new music was formed in conscious effort to help shape Brazil to be a modern country. Because of these three factors, modern Brazil was impacted past the 1930s - 1950s when most of these changes were occurring. This book analyzes the creation of that new popular music and explores its deeper implications. Additionally, McCann looks at how these processes opened a window of opportunity for the creation of enduring cultural tendencies which supports his thesis that music produced during the set time period would help structure Brazilian culture life well into the