A battery made up of young rhythmists from samba schools will participate in the show Madonna this Saturday (3). The invitation was made by the singer herself, who requested that the samba players be between 13 and 19 years old.
Pretinho da Serrinha will lead the group and selected members of the 12 samba schools in the special group for Rio de Janeiro Carnival. The drums have been rehearsing for a week with the Queen of Pop.
“It is a merit not only for our city, but for the entire country and I am very happy and honored to see Carnival actively participating in this, even more so with our children, the future of the spectacle of our Brazilian popular culture”, said Gabriel David, president of Liesa (Liga Independente das Escolas de Samba do Rio de Janeiro) in an interview with CNN.
🚨🚨🚨🚨: “Music” by Madonna will enter the Celebration Tour In Rio setlist with samba school drums! pic.twitter.com/6Q51iNTblx
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Gabriel also said that the selected rhythm players are comfortable with the performance and that this will be “clear during the performance. I’m sure the audience will react wonderfully.”
This Friday (3), the president of Liesa published on his Instagram stories talking about the show and commented on the demonstration of the appreciation of Brazilian culture that the participation of samba schools represents.
In an interview with CNN, he said that “It is the biggest export of culture that this country has to the world, it must be promoted, it must be cared for. This is what Madonna, in a very direct way, is doing at this moment of so much protagonism in our city.”
The rhythm players who will participate on drums in the show are: Markinhos and Poliana (rattle); Ana Vitória and Eloah (agogô); Pedro Felipe, Diego, Breno and Samuel (cashier); Lorena, Pablo Yago, João Pedro and Caio Gonze (repeal); Arthur Gomes, Pablo Roque and Lucas Pietro (tamborum); and Mumuzinho, Miguel and Lucas Martins (deaf).
Source: CNN Brasil
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