Event Concerts and Performances Alejandro Brittes Quartet, Masters of Chamamé

Date and Location

Part of Hispanic Heritage Month ; Homegrown Concerts and Interviews ; Live at the Library

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Join the Library as we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with a series of exciting programs and activities, beginning with a celebration of music from Brazil and Argentina. Alejandro Brittes Quartet innovatively explores the traditional, cross-border chamamé musical genre, a confluence of indigenous Guaraní and Iberian Baroque influences, slow-cooked over centuries.

The unique ensemble, based in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul in southern Brazil, is composed of Alejandro Brittes (accordion) from Argentina, as well as Charlise Bandeira (flute), André Ely (seven-stringed guitar), and Carlos de Césaro (contrabass), all three from Brazil. Chamamé, whose epicenter is northeast Argentina, has been  inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO. 

Brittes´s musical career spans over 30 years. He has published 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. For 2023 U.S. touring, Alejandro Brittes Quartet is supported by Ibermúsicas/Mid Atlantic Arts´ Iber Exchange program, and the Lei de Incentivo a Cultura – Rouanet of the Federal Government of Brazil.   

This event is made possible in part with the support of the Embassy of Argentina 

This event is supported by the Hispanic Cultural Society

This event is free, but timed-entry passes are required to enter the Library of Congress. Click the "Get Tickets" link above and select a timed-entry pass for your preferred entry time. No other ticket besides the timed-entry pass is required.

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