Brazil’s Choro

Posted on Apr 13, 2017

A Joyful Cry: Brazil’s Choro Music (Sat 1800, starting April 22) is a four-part, one-hour series about a unique, exciting and virtuosic musical style—all the way from Brazil. The word choro comes from the word “cry,” yet, it’s some of the happiest and most energetic music one could ever hear. Emerging in the late 1860s, choro has rich connections to classical music and jazz, which are explored throughout the series. Host Julie Koidin and co-host Geraldo de Oliveira begin by exploring choro‘s origins in the late 19th century and trace its development to the present day through tasteful use of historic recordings and some of the stories associated with the music itself. Musicians such as Heitor Villa Lobos, after all, got their start playing choro. The series also highlights choro’s finest musicians.

This series is a production of DZFE’s partner, the WFMT Radio Network.