Fato
Formed in 1994, FATO is a South-Brazil group that aims to show, in a very particular manner, the artistic work of many poets and composers. Each member of the band has a distinct musical background. Working with the rich panorama of Brazilian Music, FATO creates unusual combinations of various styles: fandango, bai㯬 capoeira, maracatu, flamenco, samba & choro. One of the sources of the music made by FATO is the fandango of Paraná ³eaboard, an ancient mix of Iberian fandango and Carijó ‰®dian dance patterns that still resounds in community celebrations, in places like Valadares Island, a port town of Paranaguᬠin Southern Brazil. Acompanied by rustic small guitars, fiddles and handclapping, dancers tap their wooden clogs on the ground. This percussion, taken from the fandango of Paraná ¡nd associated with conventional percussion instruments and the sonority of objects such as tins, pipes and pans are a kind of ?trade-mark? of the group.