شورو
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right|thumb|upright|Joaquim Antônio da Silva Calado|Joaquim Callado (1848-1880), considered one of the creators of the choro genre Choro (, "cry" or "lament"), also popularly called chorinho ("little cry" or "little lament"), is an instrumental Brazilian popular music genre which originated in 19th century Rio de Janeiro. Despite its name, the music often has a fast and happy rhythm. It is characterized by virtuosity, improvisation and subtle modulations, and is full of syncopation and counterpoint. Choro is considered the first characteristically Brazilian genre of urban popular music. The se
Key facts
- Music genre.name
- Choro
- Music genre.cultural_origins
- Late 19th century, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- music genre
- Subclass of
- music of Brazil
- Country of origin
- Brazil
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- Commons category
- Choro (music genre)
- topic's main category
- Category:Choro
- inception
- 1875-01-01
- different from
- crying
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