ABOUT
Considered by The Boston Globe (MA|USA) as the “Main exponent of Chamamé”, the Composer, Accordionist and Researcher Alejandro Brittes explores his Chamamé heritage, an ancestral rhythm born from the encounter between the ritualistic musicality and the worldview of the Original Peoples – The Guaranis – and the Baroque Music taught in the Jesuit Missions in a cultural macro-region that encompasses Argentina, central and southern Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.
NEWS
“Alejandro Brittes creates an unprecedented Course and Book on the González Accordion System. “
“Alejandro Brittes and Trio in front of the Ruins of São Miguel das Missões (RS) performing the Chamamé anthem – Km 11. “
“Discover the symbolic and historical approach in which Alejandro Brittes unveils the central elements of Chamamé.”
“Library Of Congress Interview”
Interview for Douglas D. Peach Folklife Specialist, Research and Programs at the Library Of Congress – United States.
Accordionist, composer, researcher and interpreter
In 2024, he performed 60 shows with the trio in the USA, including several training activities with Universities with the aim of sharing the culture of Southern Brazil. Alejandro is considered by scholars as one of the main references of Chamamé today (Mark Brill PHD in music from the University of Texas USA in his book Music of Latin America and the Caribbean). Also in 2023, Alejandro and his group played at the Library of Congress in WD – USA, becoming the first accordionist to play in this prestigious space.
ALBUMS
COMPLETE DISCOGRAPHY
BOOK
THE ORIGIN OF CHAMAME
FOR SALE
BOOK|ACCORDION COURSE
SISTEMA GONZÁLEZ
ALEJANDRO BRITTES AND BAROQUE ORCHESTRA CONCERT (L)ESTE
SHOWS