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 Nando Duarte.
Choro was the first popular Brazilian music, emerging in the 1870s, and is the precursor to samba, bossanova 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!"
Clarice Cast is a Grammy-nominated multi percussionist from São Paulo, Brazil. She earned a Bachelor ofMusic from Northern Illinois University and a Masters in World Percussion from the California Instituteof the Arts. She currently teaches World Percussion at College of the Canyons is an active performer,recording artist, and composer in Los Angeles, CA and is a regular clinician at colleges, universities, and percussion festivals, including the Percussive Arts Society International Convention, California Brazil Camp, and Choro Camp New England. She is heavily influenced by her native Brazilian culture, and it has been her driving force to learn, perform, write, and teach these styles.
Nando Duarte is celebrated for his extensive work in film, advertising, and sound design, contributing to projects for major brands like Taco Bell and HBO,and earning multiple awards for his scoring and arrangements. He has performed and recorded with numerous acclaimed artists, including H.E.R., Melody Gardot, Empire of the Sun, and many Brazilian legends such as Gal Costa and Elza Soares, for whom he served as Musical Director.
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