Thu, Mar 5 @ 7:30PM

Long before the emergence of bossa nova and samba, choro took shape in 19th-century Rio de Janeiro as the first truly Brazilian musical style, a confluence of popular European dance music like the polka and waltz with African rhythms, particularly habanera (via Cuba) and Angolan lundu.

Bringing together Brazilian guitarists Rogério Souza and Edinho Gerber with San Francisco percussionist Ami Molinelli, Duo Violão Plus One.

$30 non-member, $20 student/senior, $15 member