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Biography
BLP sources|date=August 2011Infobox musical artist | name = Toquinho| image = Toquinho Trova.jpg| caption =| image_size = 250| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Antônio Pecci Filho| alias =| birth_date = Birth date and age|1946|7|6| death_date =| origin = São Paulo , Brazil | instrument = vocals , guitar | genre = Bossa nova | occupation = Guitarist , singer , composer | years_active = 1964–present| label =| associated_acts =| website = http://www.toquinho.com.br http://www.toquinho.com.br| notable_instruments = Antônio Pecci Filho (born July 6, 1946 in São Paulo , Brazil ), better known as Toquinho (IPA-pt|to'ki?u), is a Brazil ian singer and guitarist . He is well known for his collaborations, as composer and performer, with Vinicius de Moraes .cite web|title =Toquinho: Biography |first=Drago|last=Bonacich |publisher=Allmusic| url =Allmusic|class=artist|id=toquinho-p11852|pure_url=yes |accessdate =28 August 2011
Childhood and musical studies
Toquinho was born in São Paulo. He is son of the Italian descendents Diva Bondeolli Pecci and Antonio Pecci and has one brother, João Carlos Pecci . As he was very short along his childhood, her mother used to call him "meu toquinho de gente" ("my piece of person"). This is the origin of his nickname.
He was always the number one student in his class. However, this situation caused him some physical and emotional problems. So, he started playing guitar as a solution for these problems. His first guitar classes were taught by Dona Aurora , a piano teacher who also knew how to play guitar. However, she could not continue to teach Toquinho. In fact, the songs he wanted to learn, like João Gilberto and Carlos Lyra , were too difficult for her.
At 14 years old, he studied guitar with Paulinho Nogueira and went on studying harmony with Edgar Gianulo , classical guitar with Isaias Sávio and orchestration with Léo Peracchi . He also studied with and befriended Oscar Castro-Neves .
Career
Initially playing in colleges, Toquinho's professional career took off in the 1960s at shows promoted by radio personality Walter Silva at the famous Paramount theater in São Paulo. He composed his first recorded song with Chico Buarque entitled "Lua Cheia" (Full Moon). His first big hit was composed in 1970 with Jorge Benjor , "Que Maravilha" (What a Wonder).
That same year he was invited by Vinicius de Moraes , co-writer of the worldwide hit song " Garota de Ipanema " ( The Girl from Ipanema ), to participate in a series of shows in Buenos Aires, forming a solid partnership that would continue for 11 years and produce 120 songs, 25 records and over a thousand shows. After the death of Vinicius de Moraes in 1980, Toquinho went on to pursue a solo career, often performing with other talented musicians like Paulinho da Viola , Danilo Caymmi , Paulinho Nogueira and Chico Buarque .
Throughout his career, Toquinho always composed for children, and has five albums for children, including Arca de Noé (1980), with Vinicius de Moraes, and Casa de brinquedos (1983). Toquinho continues to record albums and play his music around the world. He is still very acclaimed in Brazil and Italy .
Discography
col-begincol-2 1960s
1966: O violão de Toquinho
1969: ''La vita, amico, è l'arte dell'incontro
1970s
1970: Toquinho
1970: Vinicius de Moraes en "La Fusa" con Maria Creuza Y Toquinho
1971: Como dizia o poeta... Música nova (with Vinicius de Moraes and Marilia Medalha )
1971: Per vivere un grande amore
1971: São demais os perigos desta vida... (with Vinicius de Moraes)
1971: Toquinho e Vinícius
1971: Vinicius + Bethania + Toquinho en La Fusa (Mar Del Plata)
1972: Vinícius canta "Nossa Filha Gabriela"
1973: O bem amado (Original soundtrack)
1973: Poeta, moça e violão (with Vinicius de Moraes and Clara Nunes )
1973: Botequim (with Gianfrancesco Guarnieri )
1974: Boca da noite
1974: Toquinho, Vinícius e amigos
1974: Fogo sobre Terra (Original soundtrack)
1974: Toquinho e Vinícius
1975: Vinícius/Toquinho
1975: O Poeta e o Violão (with Vinicius de Moraes)
1976: ''La voglia, la pazzia, l'incoscienza, l'allegria
1976: Il Brasile nella chitarra strumentale (Torino, Itália)
1977: Toquinho tocando
1977: The best of Vinicius & Toquinho
1977: Tom, Vinícius, Toquinho, Miúcha
1978: Toquinho cantando: Pequeno perfil de um cidadão comum
1979: 10 anos de Toquinho e Vinícius
col-2 1980s
1980: Sempre Amigos (with Paulinho Nogueira)
1980: Um pouco de ilusão
1980: A arca de Noé (with Vinicius de Moraes)
1980: A Arca de Noé 2 (with Vinicius de Moraes)
1981: Toquinho, la chitarra e gli amici
1981: Doce vida
1982: Toquinho ao vivo em Montreaux
1983: Aquarela
1983: Casa de brinquedos
1984: Sonho dourado
1984: Bella la vita
1985: A luz do solo
1986: Coisas do coração
1986: Le storie di una storia sola
1986: ''Vamos juntos: Toquinho Live at Bravas Club'86, Tokyo
1987: Canção de todas as crianças
1988: Made in coração
1989: Toquinho in Canta Brasil
1989: À sombra de um jatobá
1990s
1990: Toquinho instrumental
1992: El viajero del sueño
1992: Il viaggiatore del sogno
1992: O viajante do sonho
1993: ''La vita è l'arte dell'incontro
1994: Trinta anos de música
1996: Toquinho e suas canções preferidas
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References
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External links
http://www.toquinho.com.br Official website
Persondata | NAME = Toquinho | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH =July 6, 1946 | PLACE OF BIRTH = | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = Category:1946 births Category:Living people Category:Bossa nova singers Category:Bossa nova guitarists Category:Brazilian jazz singers Category:Brazilian jazz guitarists Category:Música Popular Brasileira singers Category:Música Popular Brasileira guitarists Category:Brazilian people of Italian descent Category:People from São Paulo (city)
