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- João Teixeira Guimarães was born in Jatobá, Pernambuco, in 1883.
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João Pernambuco was an important Belle Époque composer of seminal choros, and also of jongos, valses, toadas, and canções. In spite of his illiteracy having left him in the less scrupulous hands of partners who robbed several important compositions of his, his memory was preserved and his authorship has been recovered. He is getting closer to getting the attention he deserved when he was alive, having his works extensively recorded by major names such as Turíbio Santos, one of the most important classical violonistas of Brazil. The son of a poor family in upcountry Brazil, he began to learn the viola at an early age with low-life cantadores of the streets and popular fairs of the northeast and, at 12, was already playing at parties. After his parents' demise, he moved to Recife PE, working as a blacksmith and in several minor jobs. In 1902, he moved to Rio, where he worked as a hand laborer, continuing to play and compose. As an illiterate musician, he used to give his compositions for others to write, and that way several were stolen from him. With Catulo da Paixão Cearense, he b
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Né em Pingo D’Água: João Pernambuco
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The accomplished guitarist Maurício Carrilho once said the following about João Pernambuco and his music: “Very seldom do we find a Brazilian guitarist, be that musician erudite or popular, who has not included in his/her repertoire a composition by João.” Side by side with Heitor Villa-Lobos, Pernambuco’s music has become “the most legitimate expression of the Brazilian way of playing the acoustic guitar,” added Carrilho. It is with the music of João Pernambuco that Nó em Pingo D’Água debuts in the musical scene in Brazil.
João Teixeira Guimarães was born in Jatobá, Pernambuco, in 1883. After his mother passed away in 1904, he moved to Rio de Janeiro. Although he was not much of a talker, he used to tell stories about his home state, and that made him be known as João Pernambuco. Though he was illiterate, Pernambuco had vast experience in popular culture, which reflected very strongly on his artistic side. His musical knowledge soon led him to meet some of the
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