Today I have listened to another choro from the Songbook Choro – Remexendo – a happy choro by Radamés Gnatalli . On my homepage MandoIsland I am working on a projec twhere I try to find videos and additional information about the 97 choros contained in the Songbook Choro. The Songbook Choro project pages can […]
Remexendo – a happy Choro by Radamés Gnatalli Read More »
Yesterday I have discovered the youtube chanel of Marcelo Fortuna. In this youtube channel you can discover many interesting videos. Marcelo Fortuna has studied guitar in Brazil and Portugal. He lives in Portugaql now and teaches guitar. This is the information from his homepage: He studied composition at the School of Music of the Federal
Marcelo Fortuna (Guitar) – Orquestra de Cordas Brasileiras – Choro with Flute and Guitar Read More »
The choro A Ginga do mané is the first choro contained in the songbook choro. On my homepage some time ago I have started a project to present all the 97 choros from the songbook choro with youtube videos and more interesting information. Now again I have started to work on this project, and I
Songbook Choro – A GINGA DO MANÉ (JACOB DO BANDOLIM) – Violão Tenor Read More »
Guitar Quartet – Quarteto Abaruna Accidentally I have found the youtube channel of the Quarteto Abaruma from Brazil. In this channel you can find many videos of concerts of the Quarteto Abaruna and the Abaruma Guitar Duo. Unfortunately the titles of the different tunes are not noted in the video, but the programs contain pieces
Guitar Quartet and Guitar Duo from Brazil with many interesting Videos Read More »
The following videos show the documentation of a concert with some choro tunes played by Paulo Flores & Cambanda Jazz Combo. It shows some historic recordings and the new versions. I liked those 4 videos very much. In the last video the choro Boneca is played, a choro that I have just added to my
Paulo Flores & Cambanda Jazz Combo – Some Choros from Brazil Read More »
During the last days I have looked for some interesting choro music, and I have discovered a project titled Beatles’n’Choro. 4 CDs with Beatlessongs played by Brazilian Choro musicians with clarinet, flute, cavaquinho, bandolim, violao and pandeiro. On the bandolim we can hear Hamilton de Holanda who plays a nice arrangement of Something on the
Beatles’n’Choro – Beatles Songs with Bandolim, Cavaquinho, Clarinet and Violao Read More »
I have found some more interesting things about the viola caipira. First, there is a homepage dedicated to the viola caipira with all important information about the instrument, its players, teachers, luthiers, some sheet music and much more: http://www.violacaipira.com.br/musicabrasileira/ Then I found another homepage with an interesting article about the history of the Viola Cabocla
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I have just discovered some videos from Brazil with a viola caipira or viola sertaneja, an instrument with five double metal courses and slightly smaller than a guitar. You can find more information about those instruments in the Atlas of Plucked Instruments. The viola caipira is built like a normal guitar, the viola sertanejya is
Brazil – Matogrosso – viola caipira – viola sertaneja – Helena Meirelles – Milton Araújo Read More »
Benzinho is Chor No. 15 in the Songbook Choro which contains 97 typical Choros from Brazil. This is one of the often played and well known Choros by Jacob do Bandolim. Here are some videos of Benzinho. First I have a typical Brazilian version from a pub with a lot of noise – but thats
Benzinho – A Great Choro by Jacob do Bandolim – Songbook Choro 15 Read More »
During the last days I have practiced Tico Tico no Fubá – I really want to be able to play this fantastic composition on my mandolin. So I searched for interesting videos of Tico Tico. My favorite video ist the following fantastic performance by the Edu Miranda Trio: TICO TICO NO FUBÁ – Edu Miranda
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