K-Ximbinho
K-Ximbinho (born January 20, 1917 in Taipu , † June 26, 1980 in Rio de Janeiro ), actually Sebastião de Barros, was a Brazilian clarinetist , composer and arranger .
Life
K-Ximbinho began his musical career in various formations in his hometown Taipu, including the group Pan Jazz . He was always interested in the diverse traditional and also modern styles of music such as jazz . In 1938 he became a member of the well-known Orquestra Tabajara , to which he belonged until 1942. That year he moved to Rio de Janeiro . Since then he has been one of the most sought-after musicians of his time in Brazil as a clarinetist, composer and arranger and has worked a lot for television since the 1960s.
His greatest successes include the compositions Sonoroso , Eu quero é sossego , Sonhando and Semper .
Selection of works
- Autoplágio
- Baião potiguar
- Catita
- Começou o baile
- Dá-lhe garoto
- Eu quero é sossego
- Gilka
- Ilusão demais
- Juras de amor
- Just walking
- Mais uma vez (with Del Loro )
- Manda brasa
- Meiguice
- Mora no balanço
- Penumbra
- Perplexo
- Semper
- Simoninha na Barra
- Sonhando
- Sonoroso
- Tá
- Teleguiado
- Ternura
- Tô semper aí
- Tudo passa
- To clarinete a jato
- To tema novo
- Velhos companheiros
Discography
- Perplexo / Tudo passa, 1953, 78
- Começou o baile / Baião potiguar, 1954, 78
- Um clarinete à jato / Fim de semana em Paquetá, 1954, 78
- A fonte secou / Gilka, 1955, 78
- Ama-me ou esquece-me / Murmurando, 1956, 78
- Le rififi / Jura, 1956, 78
- Molambo / Arrasta a sandália, 1956, 78
- Suba espuma / Esperando você, 1956, 78
- Em Ritmo de dança, 1958, LP
- O Samba de Cartola, 1959, LP
- K-Ximbinho e Seus Play Boys, 1961, LP
- K-Ximbinho - Saudades de um clarinete, 1980, LP
Web links
- K-Ximbinho at Allmusic (English)
- K-Ximbinho at CliqueMusic (Portuguese)
- Dicionário Cravo Albin da Música Popular Brasileira
personal data | |
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SURNAME | K-Ximbinho |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Sebastião de Barros (real name); Ximbinho, K. |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Brazilian clarinetist, composer and arranger |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 20, 1917 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Taipu |
DATE OF DEATH | June 26, 1980 |
Place of death | Rio de Janeiro |