Artist:Toquinho e Vinicius
Song:Turbilhao
Album:Novo Millennium
Soon after Brazilian guitarist Toquinho started his career in 1970, he was invited to perform on a series of shows by Girl from Ipanema songwriter Vinicius de Moraes. This partnership was very successful until de Motaes' 1980 death. Toquinho was born Antonio Pecci Filho July 6, 1946 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. His parents were Italian immigrants. Toquinho is a childhood nickname. He began his music career playing at the Paramount Theater. After writing a couple of hit songs, de Moraes asked Toquinho to participate in a series of shows in Argentina. And that led to a very successful partnership. Toquinho continued to record as a solo artist. It looks like most of the albums Toquinho and de Moraes recorded together were live. Toquinho wrote Turbilhao with Mutinho and he recorded it on his 1977 album Tocando. Then he started performing it live with de Moraes. This comp is a good intro to their music. Sadly, de Moraes was in poor health due to smoking and alcohol. He died on July 9, 1980 at age 60. Toquinho continues to record and perform. But he had his greatest success in the 70s performing with de Moraes. Here's Toquinho with Mutinho performing Turbilhao at the WTC Theater in the Sheraton Hotel in Sao Paulo Mar. 25, 2016. This is from the Toquinho DVD 50 Anos de Carreira.
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