Backas the Better

(Jarmo Romppanen/trad.)

The Last Little Princess

(Jarmo Romppanen)

If  choro music would have been born in the Nordic countries in the late 19th century, it might be sounding like this at the beginning of the 21st. However – excepting the European ones – we didn´t have the same influences here in the North, so this is just a vision and nordic choro is an imaginary genre. Nonetheless, the group Nordic Choro is a real representative of the genre and there is no need to be too serious about different music styles. After all, music is for playing ;-)

Nordic Choro was founded in the Autumn of  2008. The repertoir of the ensemble consists mainly of contemporary compositions by Jarmo Romppanen. He has been inspired by Brazilian choro music and musicians, and also influenced by nordic folk-fiddle styles.

THE DEBUT-ALBUM IS OUT NOW!!!

Nordic Choro is:

Fabio de Oliveira: 7-string guitar

Anders Perander: percussions, cavaquinho, banjo

Jarmo Romppanen: 10-string mandolin

Nordic Choro perustettiin syksyllä 2008 rakkaudesta brasilialaiseen choroon. Viime vuosien aikana syntyneet, choro-perinteestä ammentavat Romppasen sävellykset tarvitsivat tulkitsijaa, ja niinpä uusi trio sai alkunsa. Sävellykset pohjautuvat rytmisesti ja harmonisesti brasilialaiseen perinteeseen, mutta melodialinjoissa tulevat esille myös pohjoismaisten kansanmusiikkien vaikutteet.

The Wave Machine Is Starting

(Jarmo Romppanen)