TD Ottawa Winter Jazz Fest & Mercury Lounge present
Florquestra - Forró Party
A Journey Through the Music of Northeastern Brazil
Friday, February 5th, 2016
Forró is the most popular genre of music and dance in Brazil's Northeast, to the extent that historically "going to the Forró" meant simply going to party or going out.
Between Brazilian rhythms and Parisian rhymes, Florquestra is a mix of poetry and harmonic refinement amid the fever of the samba, the sensuality of the bossa nova, the ...
TD Ottawa Winter Jazz Fest & Mercury Lounge present
Florquestra - Forró Party
A Journey Through the Music of Northeastern Brazil
Friday, February 5th, 2016
Forró is the most popular genre of music and dance in Brazil's Northeast, to the extent that historically "going to the Forró" meant simply going to party or going out.
Between Brazilian rhythms and Parisian rhymes, Florquestra is a mix of poetry and harmonic refinement amid the fever of the samba, the sensuality of the bossa nova, the languors of the xote, the tease and twists of the hiccuped baião, the delicate seismics of the chorinho, the magmatic quiver of Andean percussion, the Montmartrian gab of yestercentury squeezeboxes, the melancholy cheekiness of Balkan brass, the blue embrace of jazz… and other manners of earth, water and light that find their way into a workshop full of laughing, weeping, talkative and dancey instruments used to produce its handmade music. This February 5th, expect Florquestra to make you move to the sounds, sights and soul of an unforgettable Brazilian Forró Party!
Musicians:
Regina Gomes Teixeira (lead singer, zabumba)
Leonard Constant (guitar, vocals)
Silvio Modolo (accordion, vocals)
Angel Araos (drums)
Sandro Ferreira (bass)
Paulo Collier (triangle)
Doors at 10pm / Show at 10:30pm
Tickets in advance at $8 / more at the door
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