DESCRIPTION:
Carnival Caravan is a collaboration featuring Brazilan-American group Nation Beat and New Orleans band Cha Wa. The goal? To incorporate Brazilian, New Orleans and related music, dance and art into a show that explores the cultural exchange between North and South America.

Carnival Caravan is the journey of two distant musical cultures separated at birth. It is a tale of two cultures that were born into bondage and survived through a musical journey to freedom and self-expression. The Mardi Gras Indian Tribes of New Orleans and the Maracatu Nations of northeastern Brazil have been marginalized throughout history, both threatened by hardship, poverty, social injustice, and racism. Common ground is readily found between these two cultures of storytellers, musicians and artists. By documenting these musical journeys, Carnival Caravan will reconnect these lost relatives in a modern day revival.

Nation Beat is:
Scott Kettner: drums
Fabiana Masili: lead vocals
Mark Marshall: guitar
Aaron Shafer-Haiss: percussion
Ze Grey: bass

Cha Wa is:
Joe Gelini: percussion and drumset
Spyboy Irving "Honey" Banister: vocals