In light of Argentina's spectacular 2022 World Cup victory, we can affirm that the renowned Argentine accordionist and composer Alejandro Brittes is the Messi of the Accordion!
Brittes has been described by academic authority University of Texas professor Mark Brill as one of the three principal accordionists of the important traditional South American chamamé musical genre, a 400-year old musical expression declared as Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO that resonates with over 35 million people in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia, and other South American nations, that was born of the encounter between native Guaraní cultures and the Baroque musical influences brought by Jesuits in the colonial period.
This rich, accordion-based multicultural chamamé genre is unfortunately little known in North America. Brittes´s musical career spans over 30 years, he has 100 original compositions and 9 albums, and has performed in 10 nations in the Americas and Europe, collaborating with chamamé legends such as Raúl Barboza and Chango Spasiuk. He has also published a book titled “The Origins of Chamamé”, one of the most-sold titles on Amazon Brazil in Sept. 2021.
The Quartet is composed of: Alejandro Brittes (accordion), André Ely (7-stringed guitar), Charlise Bandeira (flute), and Carlos de Césaro (contrabass).
Music: Caiboaté
(A.Brittes/A.Ely)
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