CARNAVAL WEEKEND: Choro Bastardo: Brazilian Choro Music Meets Baroque, Early Jazz, and Contemporary Classical

In celebration of the 37th Annual Carnaval San Francisco, the Red Poppy Art House presents a weekend of performances highlighting music from Ivory Coast and the African Diaspora, featuring Choro Bastardo on Sunday, May 24th.

Using baroque, early jazz, and contemporary classical music as a springboard, Choro Bastardo explores the different streams of music that share elements with the Choro tradition, recreating the atmosphere of cabarets and vaudeville in Rio de Janeiro. Choro is a genre of traditional Brazilian instrumental music born during the early 20th century. Choro Bastardo combines the traditional Choro style with each of the band members’ different musical and cultural backgrounds to create a sonority that is different from the original, yet loyal to the playful spirit of that music. Mixing Jelly Roll Morton and Pixinguinha, Darius Milhaud and Ernesto Nazareth, John Cage and Jacob do Bandolim, Choro Bastardo represents a groundbreaking transformation in the realm of contemporary improvisation associated with neo-folklorist practices.

Featuring:

Henrique Eisenmann – piano
Ben Andrews – violin, mandolin
Ilya Portnov – harmonica
Adam Bahrami – pandeiro
and special guest Rebecca Kleinmann –  flute

More on Carnaval SF:

Carnaval San Francisco is a beloved Memorial Day Weekend event featuring a Grand Parade and 2–day Festival, celebrating music and cultural elements from Latin American and Caribbean traditions. Now in its third decade of celebration, Carnaval San Francisco has been an opportunity for many cultures to come together in one spirit to share their creative expression.

http://www.carnavalsanfrancisco.org/

Admission: $15-20. Doors at 7:00pm. Show at 7:30pm. All ages welcome.

Tickets will not be sold in advance for this event. Please arrive at the Red Poppy when doors open to purchase tickets.

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