Formiga

Composer, arranger, and orchestrator of large assets, Formiga dedicates himself both to popular and classical music. His function in the styles of frevo and maracatu, regardless of too little national reputation for most of these regional productions, provides its importance verified within Brazilian lifestyle. Formiga gained the 1965-1968, 1971, and 1978 annual contests marketed by Recife’s mayoralty in the maracatu category. From 1970 to 1977, he was the conductor from the Banda Municipal perform Recife. In 1971, he gained a contest marketed by a significant newspaper using the frevo de rua “Alô, Recife.” Through the commemoration of 150 many years of lifetime of Diário de Pernambuco, Formiga provided his “Grande Abertura Diário de Pernambuco” for symphonic orchestra, armed forces music group, and choir. In 1976, he made the Orquestra Popular perform Recife, getting its conductor. In 1980, 1981, 1982, and 1989, he gained the Frevança (Country wide Reaching of Frevo and Maracatu), along with his compositions “Águia de Ouro,” “Formiga Está de Volta,” “Tonico Está de Volta,” and “Andréa no Frevo.” In 1982, he created the record Carnaval perform Nordeste zero 2, that was distributed internationally. In 1996, he previously released his record Sua Excelência o Frevo de Rua.