Native Aliens Ensemble is a group of 8 musicians dedicated to playing composed music using elements of Brazilian popular music combined with free improvisation.The group was created by Renato Ferreira (Br), composer and multi-instrumentalist. He studied contemporary composition at the Royal Conservatoire in the Hague, in the Netherlands.After a series of experimental concerts, playing a new and entirely different repertoire every time, the Native Aliens Ensemble recorded their first CD in a live performance at Teatro Munganga, in Amsterdam.You can expect lots of Brazilian rhythms such as “maracatu”, “frevo”, “baiao” and “catira” – all of them using the incredible variety of instrumentation of this group, including common instruments like guitar and drums, but also the bassoon, viola and cello.On top of this are the powerful improvisations of this group’s musicians, who are all active improvisers in Amsterdam.