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Nov. 2, 2023

Vitor Lopes interview

Vitor Lopes interview

Vitor Lopes joins me on episode 97.
He is a Brazilian chromatic player who specialises in Choro music.

Vitor tells us about the history of the harmonica in Brazil, starting out when Hohner opened a factory there in 1923, which later became the Hering factory. The availability of harmonicas in Brazil made the instrument very popular and spawned some tremendous players.

In 2008 Vitor was awarded the APCA prize for the best Brazilian musician of the year. He has recorded several Choro albums with his bands, has toured in Europe several times and appears on numerous albums with other musicians. 

If you want to learn some Choro, Vitor has an online course available so you can play some of this wonderful music on the chromatic harmonica.

Links:
Chorando as Pitangas band website:
https://chorandoaspitangas.com

Soundcloud:
https://soundcloud.com/vitor-lopes-harm/tracks

Vitor’s Choro harmonica course:
https://hotmart.com/en/marketplace/products/choro-harmonica-with-vitor-lopes/U51984467A?sck=HOTMART_SITE


Videos:

History of harmonica in Brazil:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIF4-7Em_aw


Edu da Gaita playing Paganini’s Moto Perpetuo:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1w8j_gfIEiU


Vitor’s series of videos on Brazilian Choro music on harmonica:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLb7Pnj0vhWE3TcArNwNkjO4P9IQVCAbxA&si=Ai7wIhxP7LTXzrV-


Concert with Chorando as Pitangas:
https://youtu.be/Wbe2Dr0oi9s?si=IyiLCCHoiwHevJ2f 


With Ana Fridman:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuxUvAEIPCM


Duo with Pablo Fagundes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s87mSjNEGJ8


Vitor playing diatonic:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-RtOdozKdw


Suzuki condenser mic  overview from Joe Powers:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQKs3yFRInc


Podcast website:
https://www.harmonicahappyhour.com


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