Toquinho, Acting - KorPlix:Korean Person Archives

Back

Back

Top

Korplix
Korean Online
Content Archives

0
1.18

Toquinho
Acting

Toquinho
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1946-07-06,São Paulo, Brazil
Gender
Male
Biography
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 Castro-Neves. 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 "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 CC-BY-SA 3.0.

Filmography

Vinicius de Moraes

6.2

Vinicius de Moraes
2005-11-01

Phono 73: A Country and its Music

0

Phono 73: A Country and its Music
2005-01-02

0

Musicalmente
1978-10-18

Vinicius para Criança: A Arca de Noé

0

Vinicius para Criança: A Arca de Noé
1980-10-10

Um Barzinho, Um Violão: ao Vivo

0

Um Barzinho, Um Violão: ao Vivo
2001-02-20

Certas Palavras com Chico Buarque

0

Certas Palavras com Chico Buarque
1980-10-30

23 Anos em 7 Segundos

7.7

23 Anos em 7 Segundos
2009-09-01

Toquinho - 50 Anos de Carreira

0

Toquinho - 50 Anos de Carreira
2016-03-25

9.5

Badi
2019-11-06

Música, poesia e amor

0

Música, poesia e amor
1976-07-30

Corinthians: O Time do Povo

0

Corinthians: O Time do Povo
2021-09-01

Masters of Bossa Nova: Jobim, Toquinho, Vinicius

0

Masters of Bossa Nova: Jobim, Toquinho, Vinicius
1978-01-01

Laurindo Almeida, Muito Prazer

0

Laurindo Almeida, Muito Prazer
1999-07-26

Le Grand Échiquier

8

Le Grand Échiquier
1972-01-12

0

O Som do Vinil
2007-09-13

0

Canto Só
2018-09-06