BRAZIL’S TOP “CHORO NOVO” ENSEMBLE
THE NEW RAGE FROM BRAZIL: “CHORO NOVO”
Part jazz, part Afro-Brazilian, part European, “Choro Novo” really swings. Rabo de Lagartixa is the acclaimed group whose CD topped the charts in Brazil, now appearing in the United States for the first time. Acknowledged to be the top ensemble of this intriguing new sound, “Rabo” features Daniela Spielmann (the blond beat-kicking sax player), with Brazil's great virtuoso 7-string guitarist Marcello Gonçalves, the famed Beto Cazes on percussion, Jayme Vignoli on cavaquinho, extraordinary bassist Alexandre Brasil, and guest Estevão Teixeira on flute. Rabo de Lagartixa “breaks your jaw” (the title song of the CD) as they unite jazz-like passion with their inventive arrangements and the melodic beauty of the choro tradition.
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See and hear Rabo de Lagartixa performing live at: The Kennedy Center Millennium Stage Play this Performance More information: Cantaloupe Music Productions (212) 724-2400 www.cantaloupeproductions.com |
For
bookings
in the United States,
please contact
Cantaloupe Music, Inc.
(212) 724-2400
Rabo de Lagartixa
2002 U.S. tour included:
September
21: Washington, DC:
The
Kennedy Center, Millennium Stage
September 22: New York City
The Jazz Standard
September
26: South Bend, Indiana:
Regional Museum of Art*
September 27: South Bend, Indiana
University of Notre Dame*
free concert at the Hesburgh Center for
International Studies Auditorium
September 28: Chicago
Chicago World Music Fest
9 p.m. performance at The Hideout,
1345 W. Wabansia Ave (773) 227-4433
*Made possible with joint support
from the Brazilian Ministry of Culture and
the Kellogg Institute for International Studies
at the University of Notre Dame.