Dudu Maia and his group AQuattro have recorded a CD with compositions by Luperce Miranda some years ago. Luperce Miranda was a bandolim player and composer who has composed many great choros. I have bought the CD by AQuattro as well as a book with choros by Luperce Miranda and I liked to play some …
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A choro tune that I have heard many times during this years European Mandolin Academy is Desvairada by Garoto. Garoto was the Nickname of Anibal Augusto Sardinha. Here is some information from the site http://brazilianmusic.com/garoto/ Anibal Augusto Sardinha, better known as Garôto, (The Kid), was born from Portuguese immigrants Antônio Augusto Sardinha and Adosinda dos …
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Revendo o Passado is a great choro waltz by Freire Júnior. You can find more information about Freire Júnior at the end of this post. I have found many interesting versions of this choro, played by guitar, bandolim, cavaquinho, clarinet as well as sung versions. I have even found a version played by a trombone. …
Some great video clips from a recent concert with Oliver Waitze, Marijke and Michiel Wiesenekker and special guest Tim Connell: WOW, what a wonderful evening with great musicians and a wild audiance!! The concert was on 13th July at the New Acoustic Gallery (www.n-a-g.net) in Germany. The whole concert was also filmed. Watch out for …