Saudosa Viola by Joao Penambuco (1883-1947) João Teixeira Guimarães (1883-1947), better known as João Pernambuco, is one of the founders of the Brasilian guitar choro style, and his compositions for solo violão are deservedly considered belonging to the core of classic choro, popular with guitarists, loved and admired by audiences in Brazil and elsewhere.
Dengoso by Joao Penambuco (1883-1947) João Teixeira Guimarães (1883-1947), better known as João Pernambuco, is one of the founders of the Brasilian guitar choro style, and his compositions for solo violão are deservedly considered belonging to the core of classic choro, popular with guitarists, loved and admired by audiences in Brazil and elsewhere.
Divigando by Dilermando Reis (1916-1977) Dilermando Reis was a Brazilian musician, composer, acoustic guitarist and music teacher. He once had Juscelino Kubitschek, the former Brazilian president, as a student.
Promessa by Dilermando Reis (1916-1977) Dilermando Reis was a Brazilian musician, composer, acoustic guitarist and music teacher. He once had Juscelino Kubitschek, the former Brazilian president, as a student.
Sinhazina by Dilermando Reis (1916-1977) Dilermando Reis was a Brazilian musician, composer, acoustic guitarist and music teacher. He once had Juscelino Kubitschek, the former Brazilian president, as a student.
Conversa De Baiana by Dilermando Reis (1916-1977) Dilermando Reis (1916-1977) probably the most famous Brazilian popular guitarist. He played traditional Brazilian guitar style: doleful waltzes and choros full of modulations to “confuse accompanists”, played with his unique style and sound. He recorded about 100 of his own compositions, many of which became real standards of …
Golden Drops by Ernesto Nazareth (1863-1934) Ernesto Júlio de Nazareth was a Brazilian composer and pianist, especially noted for his creative tango and Choro compositions. Nazareth was noted for creatively combining diverse influences into his music, not only of Brazilian music but also from the music of Europe, Africa and ragtime. Many of his compositions …
Chorinho by Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959) Heitor Villa-Lobos was a Brazilian composer, described as “the single most significant creative figure in 20th-century Brazilian art music”. Villa-Lobos has become the best-known and most significant Latin American composer. His music was influenced by both Brazilian folk music and by stylistic elements from the European classical tradition.
Ilha de Coral by Luis Bonfa (1922-2001) Luiz Floriano Bonfá was a Brazilian guitarist and composer best known for the compositions he penned for the film Black Orpheus. As a composer and performer, Bonfá was at heart an exponent of the bold, lyrical, lushly orchestrated, and emotionally charged samba-canção style that predated the arrival of …
Samba de Duas Notas by Luis Bonfa (1922-2001) Luiz Floriano Bonfá was a Brazilian guitarist and composer best known for the compositions he penned for the film Black Orpheus. As a composer and performer, Bonfá was at heart an exponent of the bold, lyrical, lushly orchestrated, and emotionally charged samba-canção style that predated the arrival …
