Forro For All

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Heard On The Odyssey Series
Album Cover Artwork, Forró For All – Rob Curto’s

This weekend’s edition of TOS centers on Forro, a multifaceted genre within Brazilian popular culture includes an accordion, zabumba bass drum, metal triangle and sometimes a guitar with a unique featured sound, though shaped in part by American blues with a familiar audible nod to American Zydeco music. All three are keenly associated with the working-class residents of each country.

Episode Credits

  • Dr. Jonathan Øverby Host
  • Tom Blain Technical Director

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