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Choro
Choro (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈʃoɾu], "cry" or "lament"), traditionally called chorinho ("little cry" or "little lament"), is a Brazilian popular music instrumental style. Its origins are in 19th century Rio de Janeiro. In spite of the name, the style often has a fast and happy rhythm,...
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Pixinguinha
Alfredo da Rocha Viana Filho, better known as Pixinguinha, (April 23, 1897 - February 7, 1973) was a choro composer, arranger, flutist and saxophonist born in Rio de Janeiro. Through the legacy of the pioneering choro composers of the 19th century...
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- Apr 23, 1897
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- Feb 7, 1973 (age 75 years)
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Dino 7 Cordas
Horondino José da Silva (5 May 1918, Rio de Janeiro – 26 May 2006, Rio de Janeiro), best known as Dino Sete Cordas ("Seven-String Dino"), was a Brazilian guitar player renowned as the greatest influence in seven-string guitar, a musical instrument...
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- May 5, 1918
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- 2006 (age 87 years)
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Jacob do Bandolim
Jacob do Bandolim (February 14, 1918 – August 13, 1969) was a Brazilian composer and musician. Born Jacob Pick Bittencourt, his stage name means "Mandolin Jacob", after the instrument he played.
A perfectionist, Jacob was able to achieve from his...
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- Feb 14, 1918
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- Aug 13, 1969 (age 51 years)
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Chiquinha Gonzaga
Francisca Edwiges Neves Gonzaga (October 17, 1847 Rio de Janeiro - February 28, 1935 Rio de Janeiro) was a Brazilian composer, pianist and conductor.
Chiquinha Gonzaga was born in Rio de Janeiro, from a mulatto mother and a wealthy white father–...
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- Oct 17, 1847
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- Feb 28, 1935 (age 87 years)
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Baden Powell de Aquino
Baden Powell de Aquino (August 6, 1937 - September 26, 2000) usually known simply as Baden Powell, was a noted musician, widely regarded as the greatest Brazilian guitarist of all times. He explored the instrument to its utmost limits, playing it in...
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- Aug 6, 1937
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- Sep 26, 2000 (age 63 years)
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Marco Pereira
Marco Pereira is a Brazilian classical guitarist. He was born in São Paulo and took lessons from Isaias Sávio. He obtained his masters degree at the University of Paris-Sorbonne (Heitor Villa-Lobos and his work for guitar)
He won important prizes in...
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Rafael Rabello
Rafael Baptista Rabello (October 31, 1962 - April 27, 1995), was a virtuoso Brazilian guitarist and composer.
Rabello was born into a musical family in Petrópolis, a city in the mountains outside Rio de Janeiro. His sister Luciana made a name for...
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- Oct 31, 1962
Date of death:
- Apr 27, 1995 (age 32 years)
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Paulinho da Viola
Paulinho da Viola (born Paulo César Batista de Faria on November 12, 1942) is a Brazilian sambista, singer/songwriter, guitar, cavaquinho and mandolin player, known for his sophisticated harmonies and soft, gentle singing voice
Born in Rio de...
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- Nov 12, 1942 (age 67 years)
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Yamandú Costa
Yamandú Costa (Passo Fundo, January 24, 1980) is a Brazilian guitarist and composer. His main instrument is the violão de 7 cordas, the Brazilian seven-stringed nylon guitar.
Yamandú began to study the guitar at seven years of age with his father,...
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- Jan 24, 1980 (age 29 years)
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Paulo Moura
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Altamiro Carrilho
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Armandinho
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Waldir Azevedo
Date of birth:
- Jan 27, 1923
Date of death:
- Sep 21, 1980 (age 57 years)
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Dilermando Reis
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Joel Nascimento
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Canhoto da Paraiba
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Abel Ferreira
Date of birth:
- Feb 15, 1915
Date of death:
- Apr 12, 1980 (age 65 years)
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Ademilde Fonseca
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Luciana Rabello
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Maurício Carrilho
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Zé da Velha & Silvério Pontes
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Diego Zangado
Diego Zangado (born June 11, 1980) is a Brazilian drummer, percussionist and composer.
Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Diego Zangado graduated in symphonic percussion and classical music from the Escola de Musica Villa-Lobos, one of the most...
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- Jun 11, 1980 (age 29 years)
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Francis Hime
Francis Hime (Rio de Janeiro, August 31, 1939) is a composer, arranger, pianist and singer from Brazil.
Date of birth:
- Aug 31, 1939 (age 70 years)
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Pixinguinha & Benedito Lacerda
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Choro na Feira
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Tira Poeira
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Henrique Cazes
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Hamilton de Holanda
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Marcello Gonçalves
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Casuarina
Casuarina is a music group of samba and choro originated in Rio de Janeiro in the year of 2001.
Rabo de Lagartixa
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trio madeira
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Crying High
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