I'm going to Brazil

[mandognome]

I don't know anything about Brazilian mandolin music, but I'm headed to Recife, Brazil a week from today. If I was to download 5 songs to get my feet wet, what would they be? What artists do I want to listen to? does onyone feel like trying to give an overview/history of Brazilian mandolin music? Anyone know if I could catch any in Recife? With your help, I can not be totally clueless lugging my mando around....

Thanks!
The gnome

[thistle3585]

I thought Marilyn Mair did an overview of choro music on her site. I don't know where it falls within the Brazilian context. Also, Sergio ??? does a Latin Mandolin column for Mel Bays Mandolin Sessions site. There is a link to his site at the bottom of the column. He has also posted some traditional songs in his column, so you might check the archives of Mel Bays Sessions.

[glauber]

You may not find much choro in Recife - choro is more of a Rio de Janeiro / Sao Paulo thing. But not too far away, the state of Bahia is a powerhouse of music, including a kind of electric mandolin called "pau eletrico". Do some Google searches for Trio Eletrico.

[mandognome]

Abrigado!

[marcos p]

my friend you can find a great traditional choro player call Marco cesar i recife i will try to find his email
Marco César is professor from Conservatório Pernambucano de Choro, founder of Conjunto Pernambucano de Choro,

you can find him at ; no Centro de Educação Musical de Olinda - Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica, Pesqueira

another one o look for is Antônio Nóbrega

[glauber]

Cool!

[mandognome]

thanks, marcos. unfortunately my trip is being rescheduled. i was going to fly on varig, but they just got bought out by a canadian airline, and my ticket became worthless. here's to trip insurance!

[marcos p]

do not freak
varig is coming back to bussiness
in one month or so i hope you can use
and also varig is part of star alliance you can fly with then - UNITED
do not give up