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The Robert Everest Expedition
The Robert Everest Expedition is a Minneapolis-based world music ensemble blending Latin American, Mediterranean, and global traditions—from French blues and Brazilian funk to Cuban Son, Spanish flamenco, Italian folk, and West African rhythms, plus original works. Led by multilingual multi-instrumentalist Robert Everest—who has studied and performed across Europe, Africa, and the Americas—the group unites eclectic musicians in a shared passion for cross-cultural exploration. Their performances take audiences on a musical journey around the world.
Choro Borealis brings together some of the Twin Cities’ finest musicians who share a deeply rooted passion for Brazilian music: Pat O’Keefe on clarinet, Tim O’Keefe on percussion and mandolin, Robert Everest on 7-string guitar and vocals, John Croarkin on flute, and David Burk on cavaquinho. These talented musicians have been performing and studying Brazilian music across the globe for over 30 years.
Choro (pronounced shor’-oh) is a lively instrumental music genre native to Rio de Janeiro with strong European and African roots, and which developed at the same time as Ragtime and Dixieland Jazz in the US. Performing both choro standards and original compositions, the magic of Choro Borealis is the playful interplay among the musicians, and the many varieties of instruments they employ in bringing choro music to life for their audiences.
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Quartetto Rosso
Quartetto Rosso (Red Quartet) is the latest project from Minneapolis singer/guitarist/mandolinist Robert Everest, celebrating Italian music. Since first immersing himself in Italy in 1998, Robert has performed for the Italian Cultural Center, Caponi Art Park, the Festival of Nations, Festa Italiana, and countless weddings and events. The quartet’s repertoire spans beloved classics like Funiculì Funiculà and ’O Sole Mio (in Neapolitan dialect) to contemporary folk and jazz by artists such as Francesco De Gregori, Lucilla Galeazzi, Vinicio Capossela, and Pino Daniele.
