Event

Maracatupdx 2019 Fundraiser

Not going to make it to Brazil for Carnaval this year? Dont worry, get a taste of Brazil with MARACATUpdxs 2019 Fundraiser Event! This year we will be featuring Boulders own Francisco Marques to headline the Samba/pagode. Help us celebrate the 2019
MARACATUpdx performance season, and join us at the Lagunitas Community Room for an evening of good music, food, drinks, and fun!

Event sponsored by the Derek Rieth Foundation and Lagunitas Brewing Co.

About Francisco:
Francisco Marques is a multi-instrumentalist dedicated to the performance, teaching, and study of Brazilian roots music. He is a founding member of Ginga, the director of Grupo Chegando Lá and a member of Sambadendé and the Boulder Samba School.
Born in São Paulo, Brazil, he was raised in the Washington DC area and graduated from Colby College in 2000, where he received a BA in Music, with a focus on classical guitar. Francisco teaches on a variety of instruments, with a focus on Brazilian music and rhythms. Along with guitar, he plays the electric bass guitar, cavaquinho, pandeiro, cuica, repinique, repique de mao, tamborim, caixa, surdo, and tantan. Francisco is also a regular faculty member at California Brazil Camp.
Joining Francisco will be local sambistas, Peter Fung, and Esteban Diaz, Pyata Penedo, and ...