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Excellent 'choro novo'

Timothy J. Gollin | Houston, TX United States | 03/06/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"These guys are HOT !



If you know and love choro, you're going to get a kick out of their retakes on familiar choro standards.



If you're new to choro, you'll still love the musicality of the players.



Technical prowess is almost a given for Brasilian choro musicians. What makes Tira Poeira really good is the group's affectionate takes on many choro standards which drill into the essence of this music and what makes it wonderful.



The group is so tight that even the improvisation always hangs together and never gets sloppy. Harmonically it's nearly as interesting as modern American jazz; rhythmically much more so; but musically - the most important criterion - it's just great to listen to.



This seems to be the direction that young choro players are taking these days - it's no longer enough to play the old chestnuts in the same old ways. Either they're writing new music, which is great, or taking interesting new perspectives on old ones. Caio Marco, the group's talented guitarist, has put out a solo album - also very good and recommended.

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