Tio Chorinho is the first ensemble in Canada dedicated to performing Brazilian choromusic. The group performs frequently in Toronto and southern Ontario and has also toured in BC, Quebec and parts of the US (California, Michigan, Maryland). Choro (pronounced SHOH-roh) is a primarily instrumental style originating in Rio de Janeiro in the late-19th century. Choro is the original Brazilian soul music, combining popular and classical European styles with Afro-Brazilian influences. It is the foundation of many modern Brazilian music styles, and is often described as “the New Orleans jazz of Brazil.” Exciting, energetic, soulful, intimate, nostalgic and virtuosic, choro is an infectious popular style whose universal appeal belies its musical complexity.
A minstrel at heart, Flàvia Nascimento travels from festivals to popular events with her voice ambered by the warm sun of her native Brazil. Drawing on her training as an actress and her past as a circus artist, she offers moving and sensual performances, breathing joy, happiness and authenticity. Expressive and generous, funny and tender at the same time, Flavia Nascimento, with her luminous personality, gives a particular relief to her original compositions inspired as much by Afro-Brazilian music as by popular Brazilian music, which she interprets in French and Portuguese.
No tickets necessary, just show some love to the band when you get here! We suggest you take the 6:00PM ferry from Kingston, so you don't miss any of their first set!
