Sunday, July 01, 2012

351 years of Santarem


Do you know twelve songs about your hometown?

Well, the people of Santarem can.

We were lucky enough to be passing through on the night of the anniversary celebration. The Amazonian Jazz Band played a tribute to the town. We stayed there for about a dozen songs - all of them were about Santarem. What amazed us the most is that all the partygoers sang along with all the tunes.

The concert also doubled as a 100th birthday tribute to a famous local musician, and most of the songs were written by him.

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