#2286: Songs & Choros

New Sounds | May 24, 2010

Choro is a musical style which first emerged in the 1870s. Literally meaning "a cry," choro may also refer to lilting melodic lines that sound like they are weeping. Somehow the choro evolved into a mix of the happy and the melancholy, as Brazilian street musicians combined serenades with African elements, namely syncopated rhythms, which were gradually played faster over time. On this edition of New Sounds, hear choros and songs from Brazil, including Choro #7, a duo full of rich grooves by pianist Cesar Camargo Mariano with guitar player Romero Lubambo. There’s also music by Brazilian singer/songwriter and musical revolutionary Caetano Veloso, who tackles American popular song on his recent CD, A Foreign Sound. He somehow manages to make popular standards, like “Manhattan,” and “Love For Sale” fresh, new, and unbelievably beautiful in the phrasing and arrangements. Hear selections from Veloso, along with works by Badi Assad with Larry Coryell and John Abercrombie, Sharon Isbin and Thiago de Mello, and more.

PROGRAM #2286, Songs & Choros From Brazil (First aired 5/20/2004)

ARTIST(S)	RECORDING	CUT(S)	SOURCE
Wolfgang Lendle	Heitor Villa-Lobos: Complete Guitar Works	Choros Tipico [1:30]	Teldec #44134, out of print.
Caetano Veloso	A Foreign Sound	Cry Me A River [3:30]	Nonesuch #79823** www.nonesuch.com*
Sharon Isbin & Thiago De Mello	Journey To The Amazon	Choro Allegre [2:00]	Teldec #19899**
Various artists: Cesar Camargo Mariano & Romero Lubambo	Trama 2003 International Sampler	Choro #7 [5:00]	www.trama.com.br*
Caetano Veloso	A Foreign Sound	Nature Boy [3:30]	See above.
Celso Fonseca	Natural	Sem Resposta [2:30]	Six Degrees #1086** www.sixdegreesrecords.com*
Sergio & Odair Assad	Saga Dos Migrantes	Infancia [4:30]]	Nonesuch #79385** www.nonesuch.com*
Larry Coryell, Badi Assad, & John Abercrombie	Three Guitars	Seu Jorge e Dona Ica [6:00]	Chesky #248** www.chesky.com*
Modern Mandolin Quartet	Pan-American Journeys	Assanhado [4:30]	See above.
Caetano Veloso	A Foreign Sound	Nothing But Flowers [4:30]	See above.
Celso Fonseca	Natural	Bom Sinal [5:00]	See above.
Morelenbaum2/ Sakamoto	A Day In New York	Chora Coracao [4:30]	Sony #80018** www.sonyclassical.com*
Celso Fonseca	Natural	Buteco 2 [5:00]	See above.

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