Francisco Marques is a singer, multi-instrumentalist, and music educator specializing in teaching and performing Brazilian music.
“.…a brilliant musician, a great teacher, a consummate professional & an authority on the culture and vibe of many styles of Samba and Afro-Brazilian music." -Contra Mestre Beringela/UCA Colorado
“He gave me a deeper understanding of Brasil rhythms that cannot be found in any method books..." -Ed Stalling/Professional Drummer (Missoula, MT)
Brazilian music is his passion.
Interested in booking a performance?
Email Francisco at:
icosemail@gmail.com
Francisco has some video tutorials available for FREE online. This one is for the cavaquinho. Check out his YouTube Channel @franciscomarquesmusic for more.
Upcoming Shows & Workshops
Dec 13-1
Copacabana 2.0 Solo: Braziloop
Ostra Restaurant
@ Andaz Luxury Hotel & Resort
Peninsula Papagayo, CR
Bringing Brazilian music to life in Costa Rica.
Francisco moved to Monteverde, Costa Rica with is family in 2021and quickly integrated into the community through his work as a music educator and performer. He is the music teacher at the local primary school, The Cloud Forest School (Centro de Educación Creativa) and offers weekly Sunday afternoon samba drumming at, Riochante, the local community cultural center.
Francisco has helped bring some of the flavor and rhythms of Brazil to Costa Rica through his performances, group and private lessons, team building drumming workshops and after school drumming programs that give the youth in the community the opportunity to play traditional samba music on traditional samba instruments.
To book Francisco for group lesson or team building workshop please send an email to: