Valdir 7 Cordas, the famed seven-string guitarist, performed with Luíz Gonzaga, Elza Soares, Clara Nunes, Altamiro Carrilho, Nelson Gonçalves, Martinho da Vila, Abel Ferreira, Gonzaguinha, Ademilde Fonseca, and Trio Nordestino. Having worked with the latter for many years, in 1977 Valdir founded the noted choro group Chapéu de Palha. Having... [+] Read More

The importance of Anacleto de Medeiros, natural son of a freed slave, resides in him being one of the first composers of choro, when it wasn't yet a genre, but a style of playing, therefore contributing to its form. He wrote 90 pieces, besides those which were lost. There are 49 other ones listed in researchers' findings whose authorship is... [+] Read More