Caratinga - Na Pona Do Pe

Unique in the UK, Caratinga play acoustic music from Brazil's richest and most beautiful traditions: samba and its instrumental twin style choro. Playing samba and choro's traditional instruments such as bandolim (Brazilian mandolin), cavaquinho (the Brazilian ukelele), seven-string guitar and pandeiro (tambourine), Caratinga's superb lineup includes Anselmo Netto (Jazzinho, Hamish Stuart and others), Adriano Adewale (Netsayi Chigwendere, Antonio Forcione Quartet) and Idris Rahman (Soothsayers, Zoe Rahman group). With dazzling acoustic interplay, infectious rhythms and gorgeous songs from a century-long tradition of Brazilian music, Caratinga have delighted audiences at festivals, theatres and arts centres throughout the UK. Caratinga's new release, their second, is a collection of five songs and six instrumentals, featuring seven original tracks alongside four newly created arrangements of songs by Chico Buarque, Ary Barroso, and others. Na Ponta do P� translates as on the point of the foot - it's a Brazilian saying that expresses how the hottest samba is danced, how the most stylish football is played; it's where real swing comes from. From the knockout opening samba-choro through exuberant bai�o Voa, Voa, from the gorgeous swaying samba of Retalhos to the lyrical Sarau Para Um Viola, Caratinga's album is packed with stunning performances and unforgettable tunes.Caratinga are touring in Autumn 2008.