AGEMADUOMI REGIONAL DE CHORO

Brief Choro History

According to historians as Danuzio Lima, the first “choroes”, those who play Choro, were hard-workers of the customs of the port of Rio de Janeiro and of other public services that, during the night, used to play for fun. To know to play an instrument was the only ticket to enter in the wheel of Choro. Rules and scores didn't exist and the original instruments were flute, cavaquinho (Ukulele like) and classical guitar. Basically, the Regional of Choro is formed by a solo instrument as flute or mandolin, harmony instrument as classical guitar with 6 or 7 strings, cavaquinho that supports the harmony and rhythmic divisions of the harmony, and the pandeiro (tambourine like) for the percussion. The improvisation is one of the characteristics of the Choro and a registered mark of authors as Pixinguinha, Valdir Azevedo, Jacob do Bandolim and Zequinha of Abreu that produced classic Choros as Carinhoso, Brasileirinho, Vibrations, and Tico-tico no fubá, respectively. Tico-tico no fubá is a mark of the Choro with lirics, because at that time, the Choro was a typical instrumental music. As musical gender, the Choro is more than 130 year old and its popularization grows every day with Choro schools being implanted in many Brazilian cities. On April 23rd the National Day of the Choro is commemorated. Internationally, musicians play Choro in the five Continents. In contries such as Australia, United States, Japan, Nigeria, New Zealand, France, Italy, among others Choro is becoming known. In Brazil, Regionais de Choro as AGEMADUOMI, Galo Preto, Rabo de Lagartixa, Choro na Feira, Choro Carioca, among others, take to the new generations all the preciousness of the style. In the main Brazilian capitals, Clubs and Choro Schools already exist, where lovers of that music meet to play, to hear, to learn and to change musical experiences. After all those evolutions, the Choro is considered today as one of the most sophisticated ways of Brazilian instrumental music.

Flavia Lima
Jornalista

 

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