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Archaic Humans

By Nation Beat

Label: Ropeadope
Released: 2024
Track listing: Try Try Try, Science Tribes, Maracatu Gigante, Archaic Humans, Always Spring With You, Forró le Fonque, Give a Little, Mo Forró, Race Car, Rhythm of Your Dream, Be the Change.

Scott Kettner

When Scott Kettner looks at a map, he sees a direct line that connects the rivers of northeastern Brazil to the parishes of New Orleans and the streets of Brooklyn. A master percussionist, bandleader, producer and songwriter, Kettner is the guiding force behind Nation Beat, a band whose teeming, vibrant rhythms find common ground in the primal maracatu rhythm of Brazil’s northeastern region, the Big Easy’s funky, hypnotic second-line and strolling Mardi Gras Indians, and the unfettered freedom of big-city downtown jazz.

For Kettner, the discovery of maracatu was a life-changing experience