The accordion, also popularly called accordion and harmonica, is an aerophone musical instrument of German origin, made up of a bellows, free reeds and two wooden harmonic boxes. The 8-bass accordion is one of the founding instruments of forró, being the instrument that marked Luiz Gonzaga’s childhood and the basis […]
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Dominguinhos’ Biography
José Domingos de Morais (Garanhuns, February 12, 1941), known as Dominguinhos, is a Brazilian instrumentalist, singer and songwriter. Dominguinhos was an excellent singing, had as masters names like Luiz Gonzaga and Orlando Silveira. His musical background includes influences from baião, bossa nova, choro, forró, xote, jazz etc. Luiz Gonzaga set […]
Origins and evolution of forró in São João festivities
The style of forró has gone through three major phases since it emerged in the 1940s. Evolution causes dispute, but formats can coexist, say critics. This week begins the main moment of the forró marathon at the São João festivities in the Northeast. As the official night of the saint’s […]