Choro Bastardo

At the start of this year I neglected to write for a little while, but I'm getting back into the swing of things, especially with this next college semester starting. Friday afternoon I met the most interesting band: Choro Bastardo.

What I found so interesting about this band is they play Choro, which is traditional Brazilian music, all instrumental mixed with a little bit of their own background. "Choro Bastardo combines the traditional Choro style with each of the band members' different musical and cultural backgrounds to create a sonority that is different from the original, yet loyal to the playful spirit of that music."

Normally what I love about music is the lyrics, but these men played so beautifully together that you could feel the music without any words at all, the music was it's own language, and people say this all the time, but this was the first time I really felt it.

The four men that make up Choro Bastardo are Henrique Eisenmann (piano), Ben Andrews (violin, mandolin, Ilya Portnov (harmonica), Adam Bahrami (pandeiro), and all come from a different background, and a different part of the world.

Currently, Choro Bastardo is on their New England tour, the schedule can be found on their website: http://chorobastardo.com/shows

I highly recommend listening to this band, and to stay updated with them by visiting their website or following them on Facebook!