New York-based Brazilian Choro and Samba

The Regional Samaúma repertoire comprises nineteenth century Choro of composers such as Ernesto Narazeth, Chiquinha Gonzaga, and Mário Alves, twentieth-century music of Pixinguinha, Jacob do Bandolim, Altamiro Carrilho, Radamés Gnattali, and contemporary compositions by composers such as Luciana Rabello, Maurício Carrilho, Cristovão Bastos and Aquiles Moraes. As the Regional de Choro is part of the history of Samba in Brazil, the Regional Samaúma is also dedicated to the work of composers such as Cartola, Nelson Cavaquinho, Candeia, Ivone Lara, Paulinho da Viola, João Nogueira, Paulo Cesar Pinheiro, Zé Keti, and Monarco, among others.