XOCÔ's mission is bridging musical and cultural gaps infusing groundbreaking Afro Indigenous Brazilian traditional rhythms into the contemporary music scene. XOCÔ's recently launched album received international critical acclaim and is a proud ancestral homage to his XUKURÚ & PATAXÓ descendants. This Canadian debut follows on his award winning hit single 'Girando Na Renda’ with Pedro Luis and Flávio Guimarães, which reached Top 5 on Brazilian radio:

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"Raucously joyful!" -SONGLiNES

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"Furiously fuses sounds & styles with cutting-edge rock grooves on this genre-crossing gem!" -Tinnitist

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"Exciting fusion of Afro Indigenous Brazilian rhythms!" -National Indigenous Times

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Featured on: CBC's Big City Small World & London Morning

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Top 10 Worldbeat International Albums: CFBX 92.5FM World Chart

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XOCÔ aka Mestre Sérgio Xocolate is a master teacher of Traditional Capoeira, celebrating over forty years of practice who also dons the regalia of the Caboclo de Lança- warrior protector entity of the Traditional Maracatu Rural, an instantly recognizable cultural phenomenon from Pernambuco Northeast Brazil and XOCÔ is the only known lineage holder and cultural ambassador in all of North America.

XOCÔ is also one of twenty five diverse and mostly newcomer artists chosen for the distinguished SMALL WORLD’s INCUBATOR 2025 Cohort.