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Choro "Top 40" 1902-1932based on an article that originally appeared in "Mandolin Quarterly" While browsing the internet for Brazilian music, I happened on the Hot100Br@sil page and its "time machine." They have figured out a century of the most popular music in Brazil, beginning in 1902 when the first of Brazilian record label was launched in Rio de Janeiro by Casa Edison. Their "Top 40" ratings are based on record sales, sheet music sales, and, later, radio airplay. I've gone through the lists from 1902 to 1932, taken out sentimental songs, light classics and imports, and extracted a list of pieces by choro performers and composers from the first three decades of recorded music in Brazil. As we approach 1930 choro fades in popularity as vocal music, samba and imports from North America, take over the charts. I've added some notes on the groups and the composers, and left a few of the North American hits on the list, for interest. Here, then, are the greatest hits of choro from 1902 through 1932. 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 |
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