Forro Do Brasil

Various Artists (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 22, 2004)
• Original Release Date: 2004
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Arc Music
• ASIN: B0002BO09E
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #489,340 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Baião da Garoa

2. As Andorinhas

3. Siridó

4. Conseqüências da Bebida

5. Asa Branca

6. Juazeiro

7. É Proibido Cochilar

8. Deixe O Chifre Prá Lá

9. Embriagado

10. A Dança da Moda

11. Carimbó Do Macaco

12. O Xote das Meninas

13. Sebastiana

14. Esta Cidade É Uma Selva Sem Você

15. Xamego

16. Forró No Tremembe

17. Rompeu Aurora/São João Chegou

18. Esperando Na Janela

19. Sabiá

20. Mas Que Baita Macho

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun Dance Music from Northeastern Brazil, October 27, 2011

By 

Dr. Debra Jan Bibel "World Music Explorer" (Oakland, CA USA) - See all my reviews
(TOP 500 REVIEWER)   

This review is from: Forro Do Brasil (Audio CD)

Forró is the name of a cluster of dance styles from the dry ranches and towns of Northeastern Brazil, though popularized further south in Rio de Janeiro. Its instrumentation of accordion, triangle, and sometimes drum and guitar has the sound and lively spirit of Lousiana cajon and Creole zydeco. Forró recordings are not readily available in the United States. David Byrne's compilation of "Brazil Classics 3" offers, well, many classics. This particular anthology features six groups of musicians and comparatively more contemporary recordings. Many of the tunes are composed by Luiz Gonazaga, a pioneer of accordion form. The 20 tracks provide a great variety of substyles: baião, coco, rojão, quadrilha, xaxode. xote. This is fun and cheerful country music with simple 4/4 and 2/4 rhythms. If you regard Brazilian music as just bossa nova, samba, choro, Afro-Brazilian spiritual forms, and American-influenced popular music, listen to this album . . . and enjoy!