Choro Louco

Choroloco
Self-Release
World | Feb 2016

Reviews

Margy Kahn
Reviewed 2016-02-10
Delightful Seattle-based acoustic quartet playing a style of Brazilian music called Choro--originally from Rio in early 20th century; I chanced to hear them in a Seattle park a couple of years ago where enthralled listeners were dancing on the grass in front of them; upbeat with echoes of samba, bossa nova, ragtime & klezmer; Favorite Tracks: 2, 5, 6, 7, 8

No FCC's; all instrumental

1—2:53 – “Looney Tune” – alto and soprano flutes lilt the tune alternately faster and slower with guitar

*2—3:30 –lovely, danceable, lively, lush clarinet tune – pandeiro solo in the middle

3—3:09—another lively clarinet tune underpinned with guitar & cavaquinho (ukulele precursor)

4—3:04-- pretty waltz with clarinet tune and guitar underneath; switches to faster 4/4/ in middle part

*5—3:13 – fast happy flute with strings (cavaquinho, bass) underneath

*6—4:01 – “Amphibious” Bossa Nova-sounding, sinuous clarinet and flute with strings underneath; nice mandolin ending

**7—3:49 – very light and dreamily executed vintage South American sound, slower; steel strung cavaquinho takes part of melody; lovely tremolo

**8 –3:55 –starts with flamenco sound with guitar and flute, clarinet and violin, pandeiro; fast

9-- “Spacemen” --happy, fast clarinet with cavaquinho

Recent airplay

Um Chorinho Pra Voce
Global GingaDec 03, 2019
Um Chorinho Pra Voce
MelangeDec 29, 2016
Amphibious
MelangeJul 28, 2016
Um Chorinho Pra Voce
MelangeJun 02, 2016
Pedacinhos Do Ceu
Galactic Travel PlaylistsApr 14, 2016
Amphibious
Music CasseroleApr 09, 2016

Charting

2016-02-14 — 2016-04-17 Reggae/World
Week EndingAirplays
Apr 17 1
Apr 10 1
Apr 3 1
Mar 13 1
Feb 28 2
Feb 21 1

Track listing

1. Looney Tune
2. Um Chorinho Pra Voce
3. Negrinha
4. Minha Valsa
5. Brincadeira No Celeiro
6. Amphibious
7. Pedacinhos Do Ceu
8. Santa Morena
9. Spacemen