Canta Brasil is Missoula’s only band specializing in the fabulous music of Brazil – from romantic bossa nova to sizzling hot samba, poetic choro, and sweat-inducing danceable baião, forró, xote, maracatu.

Utilizing a broad range of rhythms and percussion patterns, the band expertly conveys the magical spirit of Brazilian carnival! Composers such as Antonio Carlos Jobim, Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, Vinicius de Moraes, Edu Lobo, Chico Buarque along with many others, are represented in Canta Brasil’s repertoire. If you love dance, if you love rhythm and if you love fun, you are guaranteed to find it with Canta Brasil!

Band members:
Beth Lo – bass
David Horgan – guitar
Ed Stalling – percussion
Pedro Marques – percussion and vocals
Grameme Pletscher – saxophone
Naomi Siegel – trombone
Magda Chaney – vocals

Come and dance with us!