Canta, Violino!

Canta, Violino! is an instrumental Brazilian trio featuring original Brazilian choro and samba. The trio brings together several award-winning virtuosos: U.S. violinist Andrew Finn Magill, Brazilian percussionist Clarice Cast and Brazilian 7-string guitarist Edinho Gerber. 

Choro was the first popular Brazilian music, emerging in the 1870s, and is the precursor to samba, bossa nova and modern popular Brazilian music. Renowned for its virtuosic musicianship and diverse rhythmic palette, it is one of the most exciting instrumental genres on the planet. Andrew Finn Magill who has been featured on NPR and PBS, moved to Brazil in 2014 to immerse himself in Brazilian choro music. Magill was signed to Ropeadope Records in 2018 for his original Brazilian music project. He followed up that release in 2021 with the sequel Festa! Says legendary Brazilian percussionist Airto Moreira (Miles Davis, Chick Corea, etc): "He can fool you into thinking he is from Brazil!"

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