Porangui Carvalho McGrew – Didgeridoo, Percussion, Berimbau

Porangui Carvalho McGrew, Reared among the three cultures of Brazil, Mexico and the U.S., Poranguí was steeped in various traditional forms of music, healing and ceremony since birth. Drawing from his cross-cultural background and ethnomusicology training at Duke University, Poranguí has over twelve years of international work experience as an artist, educator, filmmaker, consultant and therapist, utilizing the healing properties of sound and movement to foster our individual and collective well being. As an experienced teacher, Poranguí has had the privilege of working with marginalized youth in both Brazil and the U.S. — using the arts to build resiliency and community. Recently selected by the Arizona Commission of the Arts for inclusion on the Arizona Teaching artist Roster, Poranguí teaches in both school & community settings as faculty for the Phoenix Conservatory of Music. He has extensive experience teaching workshops and facilitating retreats on the use of the arts, sound healing and movement modalities. In March 2009, Poranguí presented at the Across the Threshold Conference at Duke University and in late July in Mexico City for the Congresso Internacional de Americanistas where his research was subsequently published. Visit www.porangui.com to learn more.