tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29761793466402812522024-02-07T01:37:35.686-08:00Choro LondonVila Verdehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04815639322295964641noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976179346640281252.post-39338130356587427112011-09-29T17:01:00.000-07:002011-09-30T08:41:24.259-07:00Duo Duola<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">Duo Duolá</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"> is the pandeiro and guitar duo from Sao Paolo taking Europe by storm with their wild and energetic c</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">ontemporary readings of classical music</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">. Eduardo Marson and Larissa Nalini began their tour on the 29th of August, and with Barcelona, Berlin, London and Dublin on their hit-list, they will have a busy month ahead of them. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">On Friday night Celso showed the audience how he used up his baggage allowance to bring a plethora of strange and incredible instruments to the UK. Barbara O'Hara was there for his performance;</span><i><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"> "It was a very versitile performance, it was highly entertaining - Celso told stories of the Rainforest through his music and movement and interaction with a variety of props including the chair he was sitting on!".</span></i><br />
<span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It had been twenty five years since Celso had visited London, we hope it will be a little sooner next time. </span><i><span style="color: #274e13; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
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</span>Vila Verdehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04815639322295964641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976179346640281252.post-54611426820702501002011-09-02T04:43:00.000-07:002011-09-02T04:43:57.508-07:00Our shop is now OPEN<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Choro London is proud to announce the opening of our online </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://chorolondon.blogspot.com/p/contact-us.html">SHOP</a>. </span>Vila Verdehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04815639322295964641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976179346640281252.post-7971832822143277582011-09-01T05:11:00.000-07:002011-09-01T05:11:46.428-07:00New broadcast<a href="http://chorolondon.blogspot.com/p/vila-verde.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">Vila Verdes</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"> Emily O'Hara talks to Phonic fm about Chorinho and the London scene on our new </span></span><a href="http://chorolondon.blogspot.com/p/choro-london-podcast.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">broadcast/podcast</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;"> </span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">page</span></span>Vila Verdehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04815639322295964641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976179346640281252.post-40674456456351271112011-09-01T05:05:00.000-07:002011-09-01T05:05:46.863-07:00Chorinho radio link<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">Choro music every day at 1pm and 10pm</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">Thanks to our friend Yuri for this link</span></span>Vila Verdehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04815639322295964641noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2976179346640281252.post-9526698143547388372011-08-13T14:11:00.000-07:002011-08-13T14:19:29.877-07:00Vila Verde @ the Vortex Jazz Club<br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Vila Verde</b> made their debut performance at the World famous <b>Vortex Jazz Club</b> last Saturday to a packed room!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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