Raul De Barros

Raul de Barros, a trombone virtuoso, is an important part of Brazilian music. His classic composition "Na Glória" is still very popular, and he recorded 48 albums during his career. Developing his work in the old, folkloric Rio neighborhoods with malandros and sambistas, he is a proponent of the gafieira samba (Brazilian big band style, as found in gafieiras, or ballrooms, for this specific genre), a truly swinging, catchy, hot and demanding instrumental music with plenty of soloing. He became a musician when he was very young, learning saxophone with Ivo Coutinho in 1930. W...