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In case any of you knew John, he passed away a couple of days ago. He built beautiful metal resonator mandolins and guitars. He played guitar and clarinet. (he often played with my choro jams and was...

Wanted to alert anyone interested in learning more about Choro. I've heard Jovino on numerous occasions and he is superb. Will be a great way to better understand this original Brazilian music.
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good advice. thanks!

Anyone around able to play? Maybe it will be nice enough to play outdoors, or in some kind of appropriate location. My bluegrass is rusty but got plenty of choro to share if it suits the mood.

yes, it is Vou Vivendo (I will live! I am going to live or also translated as "living the life" I've heard it said). just to make a quick point, John recorded it in C, which is not a usual key for...

Yes, agreed. Had the same problem with a new Collings. Took it to a local luthier who puzzled on it for a bit and then solved the problem dealing with just as mentioned above. This was on a Collings...

Anyway to get the lead sheet for Hindustan?

For you younger players, there was a point in time about 1960-66 when this was some of the hottest jazz music on the planet. The record that he produced with Stan Getz was a huge success and brought...

Hey any of you playing Choro music in the Boston area, i'll be taking a trip out from about 20 September through 30 September. Would love to get together and play with some folks while out there I...

Superb like everything Statman does. Thanks for the posting.

One of my favorites by Cooder. Simply brilliant.

Maybe someone can see about putting copies of some of the out of print stuff mentioned above up on a service like ScribD.

KPTZ announces a week-long radio special on the history of Brazil’s Choro music. The show, A Joyful Cry: Brazil’s Choro Music was produced by WFMT Radio Network out of Chicago, and is hosted by...

KPTZ.ORG presents "A Joyful Cry – Brazil’s Choro Music" Saturdays at 11 AM PDT (-8GMT) in April. KPTZ announces a replay of the radio special on the history of Brazil’s Choro music. The show, A...

Right you are, the station hasn't updated their certificates for the internet. Sorry about that. I forget that causes problems.

Tune in if you can. Until 9:30AM today.

Wonderful new CD by Hamilton. Features a lot of Jacob reinterpreted by Hamilton using Jacob's last bandolim. The first time it has been played since Jacobs death. If you like choro you likely will...

Centrum has just opened the 60+ slots for next April's 10th Annual Choro workshop. Returning back are: Dudu Maia -Bandolim, Jovino Santos Neto - piano, Douglas Lora on 7 string guitar, his brother...

Since I just got asked this question off this older post, the "White Books" referred to above are the Chediak CHORO Songbooks, 1,2,3. If you only can get one, get #1. But all three are great...

Good tips frm dadsaster. I've spent time taking lessons with a variety of very good working pros and always ask about their practice techniques. Many of them also took lessons from masters, so if you...

You might want to try and find a Montana original Flatiron Festival F. I have one and it's a monster for playing in bluegrass jams. Very loud and woody. it seems to have a different neck (better)...

Thanks for clarifying Jairo. I knew that Irene was Spanish. I do believe that Douglas and her do perform Fado, so I just assumed this song was also Fado. I did wonder why it was in Spanish.

By the way, Douglas and Irene apparently have the cuts from a CD on Soundcloud.https://soundcloud.com/ireneatienzadouglaslora

how to accompany a vocalist. check it out. music starts at 1 minute mark.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfbMl1MiGnQ
try this link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfbMl1MiGnQ

I'm proud to announce that KPTZ.ORG will be broadcasting the four part (one hour each) radio show called "A Joyful Cry - Brazil's Choro Music" produced by WFMT and Julie Koidon, an author and...