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The Fado form a few posts back becomes a melodic base for much of Brazilian music, as in the last post. Here's an instrumental form called chôro (or chôrinho) showing the same wistful influences. Chôro was born in the late 19th century, about the same time as ragtime, with which it shares a similar thematic structure (commonly AA-BB-A-CC-AA). It was especially popular with the public service sector in urban Brazil, such as police and postal workers.
Jacob do Bandolim (1918-1969) is one of the stars of the genre: Cadençia
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrW4-3FSskw"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrW4-3FSskw[/ame]
This one shows an especial virtuosity, as Jacob hits literally every eighth-note in the 6/8 piece O Voo da Mosca (the flight of the fly), leaving no rest on any beat at all:
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyZ1Hek5fVI"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyZ1Hek5fVI[/ame]
The bandolim is that overgrown mandolin he's playing, visible in video 2.
Jacob do Bandolim (1918-1969) is one of the stars of the genre: Cadençia
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrW4-3FSskw"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrW4-3FSskw[/ame]
This one shows an especial virtuosity, as Jacob hits literally every eighth-note in the 6/8 piece O Voo da Mosca (the flight of the fly), leaving no rest on any beat at all:
[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyZ1Hek5fVI"]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyZ1Hek5fVI[/ame]
The bandolim is that overgrown mandolin he's playing, visible in video 2.
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