Toquinho

Antônio Pecci Filho born July 6 1946 better known as Toquinho is a Brazilian singer and guitarist He is well known for his collaborations as composer and performer with Vinicius de Moraes Toquinho was born in São Paulo the son of Italian immigrants Diva Bondioli and Antonio Pecci He has one brother João Carlos Pecci His paternal grandfather was from Toro and his paternal grandmother was born in Calabria his maternal grandparents were from Mantua As he was very short as a child his mother used to call him meu toquinho de gente my piece of person which was the origin of his nickname His first guitar lessons were with Dona Aurora a piano teacher who also knew how to play guitar However she could not continue to teach Toquinho At age 14 he began lessons with Paulinho Nogueira and went on to study harmony with Edgar Gianulo classical guitar with Isaias Sávio and orchestration with Léo Peracchi He also studied with and befriended Oscar CastroNeves Initially playing in colleges Toquinhos 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 cowriter of the worldwide hit 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 composed songs for children and recorded five albums for young audiences including Arca de Noé 1980 with Vinicius de Moraes and Casa de brinquedos 1983 Toquinho continues to record and play and he remains popular in Brazil and Italy In 2021 his album Toquinho e Yamandu Costa Bachianinha Live at Rio Montreux Jazz Festival with Yamandu Costa won the Latin Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Album Source Article Toquinho from Wikipedia in English licensed under CCBYSA 30