'Queen of the Amazon' Dona Onete returns with her third album Rebujo which brims with joyous carimbós and high energy bangues as well as a cumbia, brega and samba.
A cult figure turned crossover success in Brazil and an ambassador for Amazonian culture, the music Onete sings is a unique mix of rhythms from native Brazilians, African slaves and the Caribbean - epitomised in the joyous carimbós that are her trademark.
Formerly a history teacher, folklore researcher, union representative, culture secretary and children's author - "I never thought I would be a singer" she claims - Onete recorded her debut album at 73. She is now one of Brazil's most in-demand artists with a packed schedule throughout Brazil and an increasing global profile that has seen her perform at Roskilde, Womad, Chicago World Music Festival and beyond.
