“It is still seen as a regional tool, but it is urbanizing, participating in different aspects”, underlines Toninho Ferragutti, curator of the event in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais.
or Accents of the 2022 Brazilian Accordion Festival brings together this weekend the national variety related to the instrument – also known as harmonica, accordion, among others – in the city of Belo Horizonte. There are free concerts at Praça Santa Tereza (Duque de Caxias), at 6pm this Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th.
There will be workshops and lessons on the subject. Toninho Ferragutti takes care of the event. “The accordion is part of the Brazilian musical soul. It helps to write and illuminate popular music from different regions of Brazil,” he says.
In addition to their own repertoire, each accordionist attending the event will play at least one classic of Luiz Gonzaga. “It was and is a milestone in Brazilian popular music, which must be remembered and serve as an inspiration for all future generations,” says Ferragutti.
The project is sponsored by the Vale Cultural Institute, through the federal culture incentive law, and the idea is that it becomes annual and can vary from city to Minas Gerais first, and then also from state.
show program
Location: Santa Tereza Square (Duque de Caxias) – Belo Horizonte
Starting time: 18:00
Free entry
06/25/22 (Saturday)
Lívia Mattos (BA) – The composer with multiple influences
Adelson Viana (CE) – The accordion of the northeast
Marcelus Anderson (MS) – The Pantanal accordion
Beto Hortis (PE) – The frevo of the accordion
Toninho Ferragutti and String Quintet (SP) – Chamber music on the accordion
26/06/22 (Sunday)
Baby Kramer (RS) – The gafieira on the accordion
Rafael Martini (MG) – The renewal of the Minas Gerais accordion
Nonato Lima (CE) – The solo accordion and Brazilian jazz
Mestrinho (SE) – The tradition that is renewed
Programming of parallel activities:
Conference
June 25
Time: 16:00
Theme of the lesson: Accordion accent and regionality in Brazil
With Celio Balona (MG)
Baby Kramer (RS)
Nonato Lima (CE)
Place: UFMG Conservatory
Av Afonso Pena, 1534
Center – BH
Pocket Shows – On the Accordion Step
June 25
Time: 11:00
Toninho Ferragutti (SP) and Marcelus Anderson (MS)
June 26
Time: 11:00
Toninho Ferragutti (SP)
Location: Minas Gerais Vale Memorial Staircase
Praça da Liberdade, 640
Last Friday, 24th, the concerts of Gabriel Levy (SP), Trio Mana Flor (SP), Célio Balona (MG) and REnato Borghetti (RS) have already been performed, in addition to the workshop Accordion Accents in the World, with Gabriel Levy, and Daily Study for Accordionists, with Toninho Ferragutti. Thursday 23 was the show-class “Accordion is popular culture” with Marcelo Caldi (RJ) and his band.
Source: Terra
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