Ever since he embraced capoeira, his first love, Alberto Salgado, who began his musical career in 1999, has never lost sight of this quest for equilibrium. By combining the raw, organic sounds of the berimbau and atabaque with classical guitar and electronic rhythms, Salgado seeks to portray the challenges that development poses to the preservation of nature, particularly water. Winner of Brazil’s Music Prize in 2017, this singer-songwriter, arranger and multi-instrumentalist, who has collaborated with the likes of Chico Buarque and Chico César, skillfully reinvigorates traditional Baião and Xaxado rhythms.