Dino 7 cordas

Dino 7 Cordas (born May 5, 1918 in Rio de Janeiro ; † May 27, 2006 ibid), actually Horondino José da Silva , was a Brazilian guitarist . He is considered one of the most important artists on the seven-string guitar in Brazil.

Life

He began learning the guitar, inspired by his father, an amateur musician, and his brothers who played cavaquinho and percussion . He was self-taught, learned a lot from listening to the radio, and never had a teacher.

In the 1930s he had his first appearances in circus tents and theaters, where he accompanied other artists on the guitar. In 1937 he was invited to join the Regional de Benedito Lacerda group , one of the most respected groups of the time, as a guitarist. The short-term guest performance turned into a long-term collaboration. In 1950 Benedito Lacerda left the group, Canhoto became the new leader and the name of the group changed to Regional do Canhoto .

Between 1952 and 1953 he commissioned a guitar maker with his first seven-string guitar and specialized in this instrument, from which his artist name ( 7 cordas means 7 strings) is derived.

In the following time he accompanied some of the greatest artists in Brazil such as Carmen Miranda , Francisco Alves and Orlando Silva.

In the 1960s, he started in the group Época de Ouro by Jacob do Bandolim that exists to this day.

Dino 7 Cordas participated in many recordings. In 1991 he recorded a remarkable album with well-known choro classics with his student Raphael Rabello .

literature

• Márcia Ermelindo Taborda: Dino Sete Cordas: Criatividade e revolução nos acompanhamentos da MPB . Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 1995.
• Remo Tarazona Pellegrini: Análise dos acompanhamentos de Dino Sete Cordas em samba e choro . Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas 2005.

Web links

• Dino 7 Cordas at CliqueMusic (Portuguese)
• Dicionário Cravo Albin da Música Popular Brasileira