singer / triângulo
Brazilian American Beto Gonzalez has been involved in the performing arts in Los Angeles for almost 20 years. Born in NY to Brazilian immigrant parents, Beto was raised in their native hometown of São Paulo before relocating to Los Angeles in 1980. He is a musician, producer, and ethnomusicologist specializing in the traditional music of Brazil and the African Diaspora in Latin America. He holds Masters degrees in both Latin American Studies and Ethnomusicology from UCLA and is a Fulbright scholar. Beto is a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and bandleader and is the founder and artistic director of Samba Society, a collective of musicians from the Brazilian community of Southern California.