Duo Violão Plus One started with two Rio de Janeiro based guitarists, Rogério Souza and Edinho Gerber, and the desire to explore and expand the musical possibilities of playing two violões, or Brazilian guitars. During their first visit to the Bay Area in 2015, they met percussionist Ami Molinelli and the musical connection was immediate.
The ensemble navigates 20th century Brazilian popular music, emphasizing Brazil’s first original musical genre, choro, while also showcasing original works and inventive arrangements. The group’s first album, “A História de Choro”, was released in 2019 and featured as one of the best musical albums of the Bay Area by the San Jose Mercury News.
In 2020-21 they produced a project to further explore the intersections between choro and samba. “Raizes do Choro e Samba” (Roots of Choro and Samba) was an online concert presented during the pandemic that featured a blend of compositions that showcase these connections and will be the basis of their upcoming release.
*NOTE: Rogério Souza will not be performing at this show. He is being being replaced by Dill Costa. SINGER/ COMPOSER/CHOREOGRAPHER/ACTRESS:
Dill Costa is a multi-talented Brazilian performer. Recording actress, musical theater and vocalist, Dill rose to fame in Rio De Janeiro as an actress and vocalist on major network TV GLOBO in Brazil.
Dill relocated to Chicago in 2003 and created the Dill Costa Quintet as well as A Cor Do Brasil , Bossa Três Quintet, Swing Brasileiro, and more. Her interpretations of Brazil's samba and bossa nova legends has stamped a place for her in Rio's music scene and world stage.
She continues to choreograph for the major samba schools in Rio and returns each year to Brazil's iconic Carnaval. After working with the Brazilian Samba Congress in Rio, she became a founding member of the International Samba Congress L.A. since 2017 and a long time instructor at the legendary Old Town School of Folk Music