Artist Series Concerts: Biribá Union

Cellist Mike Block returns to Sarasota with Biribá Union, a genre-defying trio formed over a shared appreciation for Brazilian music. The ensemble features Block on cello and vocals, Christylez Bacon supplying beatbox rhythms and guitar, and Patricia Ligia on electric bass. Taking their name from a wild Brazilian sugar apple, the trio performs original compositions that merge the theatrical freestyle elements of hip-hop and Washington, D.C. Go-go music with the rhythmic structures of Brazilian forró and choro. Presented by Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota, the outdoor performance takes place on the grounds of Marie Selby Botanical Gardens, drawing equally from American roots music and jazz improvisation.