Quebra Coco Media Presents BATUCACUCA! Batucacuca is an innovative project that puts together Brazilian music and Latin jazz with electronic elements. On this first EP, the structure is composed of “cavaquinho” (an instrument originated in Portugal and also very used in Hawaii, that was brought to Brazil in the end of 17th century and is an elemental piece in Samba and Choro), and the rich sound and ambiance of DJ/Producer Mauricio Lage. The cavaquinho is played on both tracks; Deeply and Just for Freaks by Multi-instrumentalist João Felippe Ramos. He was born in Petrópolis/RJ and initiated his carrier with 6 years old.He was awarded as the youngest player of the State of Rio de Janeiro by the OMB (Musicians Order of Brazil. Later, appeared beside big names of Brazilian music as Victor Biglione, Claudio Dauelsberg, Yamandu Costa.
