Presented as a part of National Arts Centre's "Road to Canada Day"

Baobá is a trio formed by Toronto’s top female percussionists taking traditional beats to the next level. Empowered by the natural musicality that flows from South American bodies, Anita Graciano, Y Josephine, Carla Dias and Mari Palhares, representing Colombia, Venezuela and Brazil, respectively, demonstrate an ideal mix of voice, melody, and instrumentation. The seed for the group was planted on the common ground of friendship and perpetual art-making; performing primarily original songs, the quartet also throws in the occasional old-school Latin classic, all the while letting cumbia, salsa, funk, and Afro-Brazilian/Colombian/Venezuelan-inspired rhythms drive the sound.