Mari Merenda | The Jago | London

Yoyomá Live presents Mari Merenda

On her first visit to London and the UK, the rising Brazilian singer-songwriter Mari Merenda brings her live show featuring songs from ‘Reverbero’, her latest EP. With an expressive voice and a magnetic stage presence, Mari breathes new life into contemporary Brazilian music.

As a multi-instrumentalist and singer, Mari will be playing the piano and the asalto (a traditional West African percussion and rhythm instrument). She will be performing with Guilherme Monteiro (bass, guitar & vocals). Tábata Zeronian serves as the artistic director of the concert.

The recording of her EP featured the songs ‘Reverbero’ and ‘Fúria’, produced by a team of Latin Grammy winners: Felipe Vassão, mixed by João Milliet, and mastered by Felipe Tichauer.

*Mari will also be facilitating an asalato workshop on Oct 17 at the Latin American House in London. More info at https://www.yoyoma.uk/artists/mari-merenda

ABOUT MARI MERENDA Mari Merenda is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, musical producer and multi-instrumentalist. Her videos playing asalato turned her into a worldwide reference on the instrument, a teacher and a pioneer.

She also developed her own musical notation system for the instrument with symbols called ‘Método das Esferas’ (Sphere Method). Her first album ‘Crônica’ (2022) was self-produced and recorded in her room. On her new EP ‘Reverbero’ (2025), Mari went viral with her original song ‘Bote no Lugar’.