Jazz Articles about Inaldo Calvalcante de Albuquerque

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Inaldo Calvalcante de Albuquerque: The Man From Brazil

by Sammy Stein
August 28, 2013

Frevo maestro Inaldo Calvalcante de Albuquerque is known as Spok to players and friends. He is leader of the Spokfrevo Orquestra, which recently wowed audiences at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London. Between numbers, he spoke with passion about frevo music and his love of the genre, saying it was part of the soul and spirit of the people of Northern Brazil.Spok was inspired to play because his father always loved the music, poetry and the local folk ...