Mi., 10.06.,20:00 Uhr Gemeindesaal: Choro Ensemble

The GMPU Choro Ensemble celebrates this rich tradition!
Emiliano Sampaio – 6-string guitar; Andre Bordinhon – 7-string guitar;�Lucas Carrasco – cavaquinho;�Lucas Chagas – violin;�Filipe Gomes – trombone. And special guests!!Choro is the first urban instrumental music tradition of Brazil. It emerged in Rio de Janeiro in the late 19th century, at roughly the same historical moment when jazz was developing in the United States. Like jazz, choro was born from the encounter between African rhythmic traditions and European harmonic and melodic practices, resulting in a sophisticated and expressive musical language.
Originally played by small ensembles known as regionais, choro developed a characteristic instrumentation that remains typical today: flute, clarinet, mandolin, or trombone as lead melodic instruments, accompanied by cavaquinho (a small four-string instrument similar to the ukulele), six-string guitar, seven-string guitar, and pandeiro.
Despite the name choro—which literally means “cry”—the music is lively, virtuosic, and rhythmically vibrant. Choro played a crucial role in shaping Brazilian popular music. It served as an important foundation for the development of samba in the early 20th century, and many of the instrumentalists who played in choro groups also accompanied singers in the emerging samba tradition. Through these ensembles, the characteristic rhythmic and harmonic language that later defined Brazilian popular music was established.
Important composers such as Pixinguinha, Chiquinha Gonzaga, Ernesto Nazareth, Jacob do Bandolim, and Waldir Azevedo expanded the repertoire and elevated choro to a central place in Brazil’s musical identity.