
Choro Lecture Series: African and European Connections in Brazilian Choro, presented by Tom Rohde
Old Parish House of College Park 4711 Knox Rd, College Park, MD, United StatesIn 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 […]