Marcel Powell, son of the great Brazilian guitarist Baden Powell, first recorded with his father at the age of 15. Aperto de Mao confirms that talent may indeed be genetic, and marks the arrival of a major talent on the guitar and world music scenes. Consisting of solo acoustic seven-string guitar played with boggling dexterity and smoothness, the album features compositions from Joao Bosco, Marcel Powell, Johnny Alf, Thelonious Monk / Cootie Williams, Horondino Silva and many more.