In this lecture, Tom Rohde demonstrates how African dances, such as lundu, were combined with the European polca and schottische to create choro, a uniquely Brazilian rhythm. This mixing was controversial at the time because Brazilian high society discriminated against African cultural products. About Tom Rohde: Mr. Rohde is a classical guitarist and musicologist who […]
In this lecture, Bryan McCann, PhD, talks about choro’s influence in Brazilian music and society. Choro musicians, who were virtuosic by necessity, became the go-to studio musicians in the early radio and recording industry of Rio de Janeiro. Later legends of Brazilian music like Villalobos and bossa nova great Tom Jobim studied choro and brought […]
In this lecture, Andy Connell, PhD, discusses the similarities between American jazz and Brazilian choro. He also presents the work of Hermeto Pascoal, one of Brazil's most eccentric, prolific, and treasured composers and musicians, and a man once described by Miles Davis as “one of the most important musicians on the planet.” This is a […]
Many of the early great composers and performers of the choro genre were Afro-Brazilians, like Patapio Silva and Pixinguinha. In this lecture, Ceylon Mitchell talks about Pixinguinha, the father of Brazilian choro. Pixinguinha’s compositions and playing style are by far the most popular and have a heavy influence to this day. Ceylon will demonstrate Pixinguinha’s […]
This event will be a lecture/recital on contemporary Brazilian choro presented in Ward Recital Hall by Ph.D. candidate Tom Rohde who will be discussing and performing selections of Contemporary Brazilian choro from the 1950s to the present with a group of talented Brazilian music specialists.
