Royal Rhythm: Maracatu North and South
By Richard Gehr, eMusic Contributor
(Photo by: Kevin Yatarola) When Dona Marivalda Maria dos Santos took the stage at Lincoln Center in Manhattan recently, she flickered like a psychedelic Snow White. The glittery queen, priestess and president of Maracatu Naçao Estrela Brilhante wore an elaborately spangled, mostly red and white hoop-skirted gown she had sewn herself and would wear for but a single year. She was flanked by a pair of equally dazzling "ladies of the palace," who carried the calunga… more »













