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SUMMARY:Award-winning choro ensemble Alvorada (UK)
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DESCRIPTION:Award-winning choro ensemble Alvorada from London\, UK will be 
	bringing their\ncelebrated sound to Amsterdam for the very first time with
	 a show at the Teatro\nMunganga! Alvorada play Brazilian instrumental musi
	c inspired by the choro\ntradition. From original compositions to classics
	 of the genre\, Alvorada's shows\nare filled with lively and expressive me
	lodies combined with infectious grooves\nand playful interaction. Alvorada
	 unites top musicians from London\, Brazil and\nUruguay\, whose diverse ba
	ckgrounds - including jazz\, classical and Brazilian\nmusic - lend the gro
	up a unique edge. Alvorada have performed at festivals and\nvenues across 
	the UK and beyond\, with sell-out shows at the London Jazz\nFestival\, Sha
	mbala Festival\, Pizza Express Jazz Live and Paris International\nChoro Fe
	stival. Their debut album First Light\, released in 2019\, was received\nw
	ith much critical acclaim (5* Songlines magazine)\, leading to BBC Radio 3
	 and\nJazzFM appearances. Alvorada also won the LUKAS and Focus Brasil awa
	rds for\n'Best Brazilian Band'. Their latest album Faz Tempo\, released in
	 October 2024\nwith ARC Music\, is a bold and rich work with intricate arr
	angements of original\ncompositions\, featuring the piano of Roee Ben Sira
	 and Vitor Gonçalves on\naccordion. The album includes Brazilian rhythms s
	uch as choro\, xote\, samba\,\nbossa nova and baião\, with jazz and improv
	isation peppering their sound. Rachel\nHayter – flute\nAndrew Woolf – clar
	inet\nJeremy Shaverin – cavaquinho\nLuiz Morais – 7-string guitar\nAndres 
	Ticino – percussion "A fresh\, innovative album" -★★★★★ Songlines "An\nirr
	esistible feel-good collection guaranteed to lift the spirits... positivel
	y\ncontagious" - ★★★★ RnR magazine "Music that won't let you stay still" -
	 Hannah\nFrench (BBC Radio 3) "Alvorada play with great authenticity\, gro
	ove and\nbrilliance" Mauricio Carrilho Website: https://www.alvoradamusic.
	com/\n[https://www.alvoradamusic.com/]\nInstagram: @alvoradamusic\nLinktre
	e: https://linktr.ee/alvoradamusic\n[https://linktr.ee/alvoradamusic?lt_ut
	m_source=lt_share_link#426128664]
URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/award-winning-choro-ensemble-alvorada-u
	k
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LOCATION:Teatro Munganga - Schinkelhavenstraat 27 HS\, 1075 VP Amsterdam
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:amsterdam-zuid,festivals,improv,jazz,live,music,piano,schinkelbu
	urt
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Award-winning choro ensemble Alvorada from Lon
	don, UK will be bringing their celebrated sound to Amsterdam for the very 
	first time with a show at the Teatro Munganga! Alvorada play Brazilian ins
	trumental music inspired by the choro tradition. From original composition
	s to classics of the genre, Alvorada's shows are filled with lively and ex
	pressive melodies combined with infectious grooves and playful interaction
	. Alvorada unites top musicians from London, Brazil and Uruguay, whose div
	erse backgrounds - including jazz, classical and Brazilian music - lend th
	e group a unique edge. Alvorada have performed at festivals and venues acr
	oss the UK and beyond, with sell-out shows at the London Jazz Festival, Sh
	ambala Festival, Pizza Express Jazz Live and Paris International Choro Fes
	tival. Their debut album <em>First Light, </em>released in 2019, was recei
	ved with much critical acclaim (5* Songlines magazine), leading to BBC Rad
	io 3 and JazzFM appearances. Alvorada also won the LUKAS and Focus Brasil 
	awards for 'Best Brazilian Band'. Their latest album <em>Faz Tempo, </em>r
	eleased in October 2024 with ARC Music, is a bold and rich work with intri
	cate arrangements of original compositions, featuring the piano of Roee Be
	n Sira and Vitor Gonçalves on accordion. The album includes Brazilian rhyt
	hms such as choro, xote, samba, bossa nova and baião, with jazz and improv
	isation peppering their sound. Rachel Hayter – flute<br> Andrew Woolf – cl
	arinet<br> Jeremy Shaverin – cavaquinho<br> Luiz Morais – 7-string guitar<
	br> Andres Ticino – percussion "A fresh, innovative album" -★★★★★ Songline
	s "An irresistible feel-good collection guaranteed to lift the spirits... 
	positively contagious" - ★★★★ RnR magazine "Music that won't let you stay 
	still" - Hannah French (BBC Radio 3) "Alvorada play with great authenticit
	y, groove and brilliance" Mauricio Carrilho Website: <a href="https://www.
	alvoradamusic.com/" target="_blank">https://www.alvoradamusic.com/</a><br>
	 Instagram: <a></a>@alvoradamusic<br> Linktree: <a href="https://linktr.ee
	/alvoradamusic?lt_utm_source=lt_share_link#426128664" target="_blank">http
	s://linktr.ee/alvoradamusic</a>
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