Antonio Nóbrega

Awarded musician, actor, playwright, and dancer, Antônio Nóbrega has had international acclaim as an erudite creator deeply bent over Brazilian folklore roots. He began his music studies at the Escola de Belas Artes de Recife. In the late '60s he was a member of the Orquestra de Câmara da Paraíba and the Orquestra Sinfônica de Recife, he also gave concerts in his hometown. In the '70s he was invited by folklorist/writer Ariano Suassuna to join the Quinteto Armorial as instrumentalist and composer, which is the most important group to write Brazilian erudite music over popular ...