Choro CDs
Brazil's Classic Instrumental Genre

a dazzling improvisational Brazilian idiom
with origins in the late 19th century

Brazilian Music

Choro CDs: Various Artists

Noites Cariocas
Altamiro Carrilho, Chiquinho, Joel Nascimento,
Paulinho da Viola, Paulo Moura, Paulo Sergio
Santos, Ze da Velha, Henrique Cazes & others
(1988)

Choro is to Brazil what jazz and ragtime are to North America, and actually predates both the latter, flourishing from the 1870s until superseded by samba in the early C20. It has enjoyed a recent renaissance among Brazilian musicians, from which this album emerges as probably the finest example. The recording captures two live concerts at Rio's Municipal Theatre in 1987 and 88, and features performances from musicians such as Paulinho da Viola (cavaquinho), Chiquinho (accordeon) and Paulo Moura (clarinet) in a unique ensemble. Choro masterpieces by Pixinguinha and Jacob Bittencourt appear alongside interpretations of classical orchestral composers Villa-Lobos (in an innovative reworking of the 5th Bachiana) and Gnattali (a superb 'Chiquinha Gonzaga'), together with contemporary compositions by Paulinho da Viola himself. The pace varies from slow waltz to fast and furious, but every track demonstrates both individual virtuosity and collective improvisation. This is choro at its finest, by the finest musicians in Brazil. --album description
 

Choro: Do Quintal Ao Municipal
Henrique Cazes, Epoca de Ouro, Paulo Moura,
Orquestra Pixinguinha, Raphael Rabello, others
 

Chorando Baixinho: Um Encontro Histórico [LIVE]
with Arthur Moreira Lima, Joel Nascimento, Abel Ferreira,
Epoca De Ouro, Copinha and Ze Da Velha in a historic concert

Os Choros Dos Chorões
featuring Pixinguinha, Jacob do Bandolim,
Benedicto Lacerda, Canhoto e Seu Regional