Dueling Pandeiro Solo: Scott Kettner and Carlinhos Pandeiro

Scott Kettner and Carlinhos Pandeiro de Ouro duel it out on pandeiros at California Brazil Camp. Carlinhos took up pandeiro at the age of 7 when he began tapping his mother s cake pan. His association with the famed Mangueira Samba School led to notoriety as a child prodigy. As a 14year old in 1957, he appeared in the Academy Awardwinning film Black Orpheus (Orfeu Negro), playing pandeiro and dancing across the screen. Working in Brazilian national radio led to work with singers Emelinha Borba an