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Rob Curto's FORRO FOR ALL is playing the Rosslyn Spectrum in Arlington VA on April 12th. Tickets are $20 and can be bought online at http://www.ticketmaster.com/ or call 703-573-SEAT. WorldZone 100 will spotlight the band the entire day.
A product of New York City's diverse musical culture, this Italian-American musician is shedding new light on the accordion's many timbral and rhythmic possibilities. Part of the original scene of musicians who established the northeast-Brazilian genre of forró as the rage in the New York, The Los Angeles Times writes that, "Curto's originals...combine traditional authenticity with persuasive dashes of jazz." Curto combines swing music, bebop piano, funk, rock and blues, with his mastery of their South American counterparts, chorinho, samba, maracatu, frevo and the many other styles that belong to the Brazilian accordion tradition. The result is completely original, authentic and stimulating to fans across all genres. Curto spent years living and playing in Brazil, where he studied and performed with some of that country's legendary accordionists, including Dominguinhos, Arlindo Dos Oito Baixos, Camarao and Silveririnha. He has toured with such artists as Lila Downs, David Krakauer, Frank London and Cyro Baptista.
You can learn more about FORRO FOR ALL when you listen to this WORLDSPACE exclusive interview with Rob Curto from backstage at Nuits D'Afrique 2007. You can also click the banner below to find that interview and more in THE WORLDZONE MEDIA CENTER.
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