Dueling Pandeiro Solo: Scott Kettner and Carlinhos Pandeiro

Scott Kettner and Carlinhos Pandeiro de Ouro duel it out on pandeiros at California Brazil Camp. Carlinhos took up pandeiro at the age of 7 when he began tapping his mother’s cake pan. His association with the famed Mangueira Samba School led to notoriety as a child prodigy. As a 14-year old in 1957, he appeared in the Academy Award-winning film Black Orpheus (Orfeu Negro), playing pandeiro and dancing across the screen. Working in Brazilian national radio led to work with singers Emelinha Borba and Marl