Mestre Ambrosio – Recife's foremost purveyors of the Mangue Beat, selected by NY Times' Jon Pareles as having best Brazilian album of year,( "Fua na Casa de Cabral,") The styles found in their performances include maracatu, coco, baiao, forro, quebra-louca, samba and samba de mestre. Instruments include cuica, fole de oito baixos, zabumba, rabeca, guitar, pandeiro, pifano, bombo, tarol, gongue, ganza, triangle, bass and alfaia.