News and Upcoming Events!


Feb 15 at 11:00pm - Carnaforró (Dance Underground studio in Capitol Hill)

Feb 21 from 11:00-11:45 am - Movin' Around the World: Winter Seattle Center 
https://www.facebook.com/events/1151327651707778/ PLUS workshop on basic rhythms of baião and basic steps of forró

February 22nd 9pm- late 
Studio Current Monthly forró​

June 20th Leavenworth Accordion Celebration ​

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"This delightful, animated septet’s first full-length album of the Brazilian Northeast’s accordion-woodwind-and-percussion-generated folk music sparkles with life."

 -Paul De Barros
 The Seattle Times
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SOLTO POR JERI WAS REVIEWED IN NEW YORK!!!!
"“Elas,” which I have the unique pleasure of premiering here on this site begins with a slow-burning intro that has the band pairing Giordano’s gorgeous vocals with a breezy melody consisting of twisting and turning clarinet, accordion and flute notes punctuated with shuffling percussion that quickly turns into a salsa-like samba section consisting of gorgeous bop-era jazz-inspired piano, staccato percussion. The entire composition possesses a sleek, coquettish yet confident sensuality while subtly revealing the septet’s playfully and charmingly modern take on Brazilian music  and on genres that are largely unfamiliar to North American ears."


-WILLIAM RUBEN HELMS
The Joy of Violent Movement

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A multi-ethnic, female-led seven-piece, En Canto’s world pop music—a combination of forró, inspired originals and reimagined covers of classic Brazilian hits—commands attention and inspires movement. “We love this music because of its compositional brilliance, its original grooves, and its revolutionary nature ..." Accordionist Jamie Maschler, explains. 

Playing primarily in North American venues, En Canto currently channels its fierce independence into challenging stereotypes while also helping audiences expand their comfort zones. “We make people dance”

"En Canto formed three years ago and has become a familiar fixture at Columbia City's Royal Room, Capital Cider and at festivals such as Northwest Folklife. The septet specializes in forro, from Brazil's Northeast, a music that features accordion and flute and has a kind of honky-tonk bounce." 
Paul de Barros
The Seattle Times, August 5, 2014