For 25 years, Barbatuques have been redefining what it means to make music with the body.

From São Paulo to stages across 30+ countries, their performances turn hands, feet, and voices into instruments, creating a language of rhythm, melody, and movement that’s uniquely their own.

Barbatuques’ sound spans Brazilian and global styles, samba, funk, carimbó, rap and beatbox.

Immersive, rhythmic, and joyous — a living celebration of music as movement, culture, and community.

Part of the UK/Brazil Season of Culture 2025-26 between the British Council and Brazil’s Instituto Guimarães Rosa (IGR)