The former history teacher, folkloriste, trade union member, culture secretary and children's author, Dona Onete may only have made her musical debut, 2014's 'Feitiço Caboclo', at the age of 73, the Brazilian seems far from done. What's immediately clear is that the pace of some of the tracks on 'Banzeiro' (a wave caused by passing boats) is a lot higher than was the case on 'Feitiço Caboclo'. The title track is a so-called "banguê", a genre that's also known as the Brazilian answer to ska. Of the same order is 'Na Linha Do Arco Iris' ("the line of the rainbow", a song dedicated to her fans in the LGBT community, in which she sings: "... come out of the wardrobe, cross the line of the rainbow and be who you want to be!"). 'Faceira' and 'No Meio Do Pitiú' are the typical carimbos for which Onete is best known. In that last song the singer declares her love for the odor of the fish scented you can smell at the famous fish market of Ver-o-Peso when the ice begins to melt. In 'Quiemose E Tremoso', a song about the spice mix Dona Onete invented to reflect the diversity of the residents of Para ("Quiemoso is a spice from the Africans that burns the mouth, jambu is a spice from the indigenous the makes the mouth tremble, whilst the olive oil is from the Portuguese and holds it together."), influences from cumbia can clearly be heard, and those who want to slow down the pace can check out boleros like 'Coração Brechó', in which the singer compares her heart with a thrift store full of happy and sad memories, or the mildly erotic 'Quando Eu Conheci'. Brazilian music at its best!