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acordeon
and vocals
Renata Mattar is from São Paulo,
but lived for many years in Recife. She
formed a group called Comadre Florzinha
with percussion players from the region,
playing music from the North-East. On her
return to São Paulo, she formed the
group Damurixá, which researches
and plays music from the South-East of the
country.
Renata
has been researching and recording on CD
traditional music from regional celebrations,
such as Guerreiro Alagoana, with Master
Virgínia, Cirandas Pernambucanas,
with Master Custódio, Caixeiras do
Divino in the state of Maranhão ,
with a number of musicians from the region,
Folias de Reis, in the state of Minas Gerais
with Mater Murilo, Cocos de Pernambuco,
with Antônio de Olinda and others.
Renata
also works in music education, running workshops
for teachers from state primary schools
in São Paulo and for adolescent female
inmates in the correctional facility at
Taipas. She also gives singing workshops
for elderly ladies.
In
the theatrical area, Renata directed and
researched the music for the show Auto da
Paixão - doze cânticos de amor
e morte, based on religious songs from the
North-East and the traditional street parties
such as o Reisdado and o Pastoril. She has
also directed and produced the music for
Romeu e Julieta by Ariano Suassuna and for
the show Marias de Andrade, based on the
musical research of Mário de Andrade.
Discography
Camadre
Florzinha
Auto da Paixão - doze cânticos
de amor e morte
Future
Plans
Renata
plans to continue her researches into popular
Brazilian song and to develop her singing
workshops for ladies over 50, which are
based on traditional working songs and festival
chants for various phases of life.
She
will also start the second phase of her
singing workshops for municipal teachers
in São Paulo. Extending the project
to more areas in the city. She will also
record new material with Damurixá.
What
she expects from the project
"
I hope to make contact with traditional
Scottish musicians through the opportunity
offered by this project. I also believe
that it could lead to some musical fusion
between our two cultures, which will, in
my view, be a very rich experience for all
of us."
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