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Bring together an accordion, a triangle and a zabumba bass drum and you're ready to play forró, the lively dance music from Brazil's Northeast. Forró is a generic name for northeastern Brazilian music styles such as baião, xaxado, chamego ("xamego"), coco, and xote, and is used by some to signify a certain variation of the baião, the rhythm and genre popularized by Luiz Gonzaga (1912-1989). Accordionist Dominguinhos, singer Elba Ramalho and the Trio Nordestino are popular interpreters of forró, while MPB artists such as Alceu Valenca and Geraldo Azevedo meld forró and musica nordestina with rock, blues, reggae, and bossa nova.
Brazilian
Sound
CD Collections Of Forro, Baiao, & Musica Nordestina
Luiz Gonzaga Ao Vivo: Volta Pra Curtir
Brazil Classics,
Vol. 3: Forró, Etc.
Brazil Forró: Music For Maids & Taxi Drivers
Humberto Teixeira
O Doutor Do Baiao: Humberto Teixeira
Also See: Musica Nordestina: Brazil's Northeast
The
Brazilian Sound (U.S.)
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