Marcos Suzano

Marcos Suzano (Born August 14th, 1963) is a Brazilian percussionist known for playing with Brazilian and international musicians, such as Gilberto Gil, Nando Reis, and Titãs.

Originally a rock fan, he witnessed a carnival bloco and became passionate about percussion.

He settled on the pandeiro as his primary instrument after discovering Jorginho do Pandeiro of the choro group "Época de Ouro".

[1] His technical innovations on the pandeiro include a left hand which simultaneously holds and flips the instrument, and a right-hand technique that emphasizes bass strokes from the fingertips as well as the thumb.

He has researched African rhythms and mixes modern funk riffs with traditional Brazilian folk patterns.