News and Upcoming Events!

June 9th 
 forrobodó at the Swedish Center 
6-7pm dance lesson w/ Forró in Seattle
7-9pm Forró w/ En Canto
June 20th 
Leavenworth Accordion Celebration 
June 29th 
Festa Junina at Om Culture  
August 30th
 9pm At the Royal Room

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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