Drums, flutes, and electronic music share the stage at MAZ Música in April, honoring indigenous, quilombola, and riverside communities. Free entry on April 10.
MAZ Música, a cultural project by the Museu das Amazônias (Museum of the Amazons), opens April with a special edition dedicated to the traditional communities of the world’s largest tropical forest. On Friday, April 10, starting at 6 PM, the museum’s outdoor area at the Porto Futuro Complex becomes a stage for ancestral and contemporary sounds — all free of charge.
The edition pays tribute to indigenous peoples, quilombola communities, and riverside dwellers, bringing together artists and cultural masters whose music carries memory, identity, and resistance.
From electronic beats to urban carimbó
The evening opens with DJ Kabocla at 6 PM, spinning sets that blend electronic music with indigenous knowledge and forest soundscapes. Earlier in the day, at 2 PM, she leads the workshop “Indigenous Music Curatorship and DJing” on the museum’s veranda. Registration is free, on-site, just before the activity. Participants must be 16 or older.
The headline act is “Toró Misterioso”, a special encounter between the quilombola band Toró Açu — from the Abacatal quilombo community in Ananindeua — and Batucada Misteriosa, a carimbó group formed by young artists from Icoaraci and Cotijuba Island. Together, they deliver an urban and original carimbó that bridges quilombola, riverside, and contemporary traditions.
Masters Nego Ray and Luiz Pontes join as special guests.
A celebration ahead of Indigenous Peoples’ Day
The event takes place in the lead-up to Brazil’s Indigenous Peoples’ Day on April 19. For Gabriele Martins, programming coordinator at the Museu das Amazônias, the night carries deeper meaning.
MAZ Música in April invites the public to listen to the ancestral voices of the Amazon. By honoring the musicality of traditional peoples, we reinforce the importance of valuing knowledge, rhythms, and histories that resist and remain alive to this day. Celebrating the Month of Indigenous Peoples, marked by April 19, is also recognizing the cultural power of these peoples and their fundamental role in Amazonian identity.
Gabriele Martins, programming coordinator, Museu das Amazônias
Event Info
- Event: MAZ Música — April 2026
- Date: Friday, April 10, 2026
- Workshop: 2 PM — “Indigenous Music Curatorship and DJing” with DJ Kabocla | Museum Veranda | Ages 16+ | Free | On-site registration
- Shows: From 6 PM | Outdoor area, Museu das Amazônias | All ages | Free
- Venue: Museu das Amazônias, Porto Futuro Complex
- Admission: Free
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