Siba at Recife, 2012 .
Born in the cosmopolitan city of Recife, to a family with strong bonds
to its rural origins, Siba grew up between town and country, two worlds
that are part of a single entity. From his first encounters with the
traditions of the "Mata Norte" he began a long history of apprenticeship
and collaboration, exercising through the years the fundamentals of
rhythmic poetry to become one of the main masters of the new generation
of ciranda and maracatu nowadays. At the same time, as a member of the
seminal group "Mestre Ambrósio", he developed an innovative and singular
musical style, in which the dialogue of the traditional with the
contemporary, the past with the present, the street with the stage are
an unmistakable feature.
