O BALANÇO DA MATA NORTE

_O balanço da mata norte_ brings together the drum grooves that Rafael dos Santos has created over his years playing with Siba, drawn from the rhythms of the Zona da Mata Norte of Pernambuco: ciranda, maracatu rural in its marcha and samba styles, coco rural, bloco rural and cavalo-marinho.

The scores start from the traditional ensemble (caixa, bombo, mineiro, gonguê, póica) and show, step by step, how each rhythmic cell expands onto the drum kit. At the end of each chapter, the author discusses the recordings that grew out of these grooves, from the album _Coruja Muda_ to the singles released with Siba.

The book also includes a glossary, a preface by Siba and conversations with six masters and drummers of the mata norte: Siba, Mestre Nico, Nailson Vieira, Ronaldo Caboclo, Mestre Anderson Miguel and João Paulo Rosa. Illustrations by Bruna Daibert. Selected under the Fomento CultSP/PNAB funding call no. 46/2024.