Henrique Araújo presented the O Choro Negro at Malungo Festival. Henrique Araújo is a masterful multi-instrumentalist, educator and composer, highly skilled at playing cavaquinho and bandolim (mandolin). He has accompanied well known Brazilian artists such as Nelson Sargento, Izaías Bueno, Fabiana Cozza throughout Brazil and abroad.
In 2018 he released his first solo album titled “O Choro do Sertão”, dedicated to the instrumental compositions of Dominguinhos.
In his current show “O Choro Negro” he plays in a quartet format, performing by great black composers such as Pixinguinha, Laércio de Freitas, Anacleto de Medeiros, as well as new material from Araújo and his colleagues.
Henrique Araújo is the musical director and conductor of Cordão Carnavalesco and teaches at the Escola do Auditório do Ibiraquera and the Escola de Choro de São Paulo. He is a member of Panorama do Choro Paulistano Contemporâneo and Batuqueiros e sua Gente.
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