Quarteto Novo has been played on NTS in shows including Kutmah Presents: Sketchbook Radio, featured first on 5 September 2016. Songs played include Algodão, Canta Maria and Ponteio.

Quarteto Novo only released one album, yet they number amongst one of the more influential acts in Brazilian music. Originally set up as a trio by a pharmaceutical company who wanted a live band at an event, they were then picked up by Geraldo Vandré (who was, at that time in 1966, the winner of a Brazilian music popularity competition) for a tour of the Brazilian North East. After the tour the trio, comprised of a very…