Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Maracatu, Ciranda And Mangue Bit | 20090207 | As part of series of programmes celebrating the Brazilian carnival and its music, Lucy Duran travels to two places famous for their Carnivals - Recife in the Northeast and Rio de Janeiro in the Southeast. She discovers some of the rhythms unique to Recife including maracatu, frevo and ciranda, recorded on a beach, in a cow-shed and in the old colonial city of Olinda. She also finds out about the mangue bit movement and its frontman, the late Chico Science. Lucy Duran discovers Brazilian Carnival music, including maracatu, frevo and ciranda. Programme exploring music from around the world |
| 02 | Candomble, Samba And Ranata Rosa | 20090214 | As part of series of programmes celebrating the Brazilian carnival and its music, Lucy Duran travels to two places famous for their Carnivals - Recife in the Northeast and Rio de Janeiro in the Southeast. She records music from the Afro-Brazilian Candomble cult as well as singer Ranata Rosa. In Rio, she visits Brazil's biggest slum to attend its first carnival rehearsal of the year, and meets one of the city's most decorated samba groups, Velha Guarda - the old guard - of Portela. Lucy Duran discovers Brazilian Carnival music, including the Candomble cult. Programme exploring music from around the world |
| 03 | Rio, The Samba And Mart'nalia | 20090221 | As part of series of programmes celebrating the Brazilian carnival and its music, Lucy Duran travels to Rio, visiting Rocinha, which is Brazil's largest slum, or favela. Controlled by drug dealers, its 200,000 residents live in constant fear of violence. However, among all this, Lucy discovers a small music school where the children are taught to sing and play samba. She also goes in search of the African roots of samba, and meets a star of modern-day samba, Mart'nalia. Lucy Duran is in Rio, at a music school where children are taught to sing and play samba. Programme exploring music from around the world |