Garoto
Garoto (born June 28, 1915 in São Paulo , † May 3, 1955 in Rio de Janeiro ), actually Aníbal Augusto Sardinha, was a Brazilian guitarist and composer .
Life
Garoto was already in contact with music as a child, as his father and two brothers played different string instruments . His musical career began when his brother Batista gave him a banjo and he called himself o moleque do banjo or o garoto do banjo . At the age of 18 he received classical guitar lessons from Attilio Bernardini .
In 1930 he recorded his first solo record on the original compositions Bichinho de Queijo , a Maxixe-Choro , and Driblando , a Maxixe , accompanied by guitarist Serelepe . In 1939 he traveled to the USA with Carmen Miranda and the Banda da Lua and appeared on stage with US greats such as Duke Ellington and Art Tatum .
In 1952 he founded the Trio Surdina with Fafá Lemos and Chiquinho do Acordeon , which released its first record in 1953, with the original recording of Duas Contas , text and music by Garoto, vocals and violin Fafá Lemos . In the same year Radamés Gnattali dedicated his Concertino número 2 para Violão e Orquestra de Câmara to him .
Despite his early death at the age of 39, his guitar technique and work as a composer had a major impact on the development of Brazilian music . A full edition of Garoto's guitar compositions was not published until 1990 by the Brazilian guitarist Paulo Bellinati .
Web links
- Garoto at CliqueMusic (Portuguese)
- Dicionário Cravo Albin da Música Popular Brasileira
- Works by and about Garoto in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ^ Músicos do Brasil , Uma Enciclopédia Instrumental, accessed on November 28, 2014
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Garoto |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sardinha, Aníbal Augusto (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian musician and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 28, 1915 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | São Paulo |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 3, 1955 |
| Place of death | Rio de Janeiro |