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Singers
Zé Caboclo FilhoSecond half of the 20th century
Museu de Folclore Edison Carneiro
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Cantadores, or repentistas, are poets and masters of improvised verse which they sing accompanied by a 10-string guitar. They perform poetic challenges in pairs and show great skill in rhyming and metrics.
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Details
- Title: Singers
- Creator: Zé Caboclo Filho
- Date Created: Second half of the 20th century
- Location: Alto do Moura, Caruaru, PE
- Physical Dimensions: 6,4 x 7,8 in
- Medium: Painted clay, ribbon and vines
- Photo Credit: Francisco Moreira da Costa
- About Creator: Antônio Rodrigues da Silva (Caruaru, PE, 1951), the second son of José Antônio da Silva (1921-1973), better known as Zé Caboclo, and Celestina Rodrigues de Oliveira, he shares the ovens with his brothers and emphasizes that continuing his father's craft "is the greatest strength of the family and is a reference in the place, for the community", heir to the innovations planted there by Master Vitalino.
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