Past song of the week / March 2024
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Marco Castillo
"Um Forró"

From the album Um Forró

Featured track, available from March 7 to March 14


Brazilian-born multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, guitarist, and producer Marco Castillo has some new music to heat up your winter playlists. The Western Canadian Music Award-winning bandleader for the eight-piece Brazilian Beats has just released his fifth single, "Um Forró", about the inspiration of writing a song and the joy of keeping the cold away by dancing to the beat. He'll bring that energy and his signature Afro-Brazilian and Latin Samba-jazz funk to Folklorama's Winter Concert Series on March 12 at Cityplace Centre Court, performing 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM. We've got "Um Forró" for you as this week's featured song... press play and don't miss Marco Castillo live!


HOW TO GET YOUR MUSIC IN SONG OF THE WEEK

Looking to promote new music and upcoming shows / activity? Manitoba Music members can request a Song of the Week by emailing info@manitobamusic.com. Spots are booked on a first-come, first-served basis, and sometimes fill up a few months in advance so be sure to reach out early! These songs are made available with permission of the artists/copyright holders and all rights have been acquired.


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