Garoto (composer)

Aníbal Augusto Sardinha (June 28, 1915 - May 3, 1955),[1][2] known by his professional name, Garoto (The Kid), was a Brazilian composer and performer on an array of plucked string instruments including the guitar, tenor guitar, 7-string guitar, banjo, cavaco, cavaquinho, and the bandolim. He was also a singer in several of the ensembles in which he performed.[3] An important performer and composer of Brazilian choro, his compositions, influenced by American jazz, anticipated the development of bossa nova.[3] Garoto performed and collaborated with many important musicians, including guitarists Paraguassú, Aimoré, Serelepe, Armando Neves (Armandinho) and Laurindo Almeida, as well as Carmen Miranda[3] and Radamés Gnattali.[4] He also recorded on several labels, including Parlophone (Brazil), Odeon, Continental, and RCA-Victor, and performed on the radio for Rádio Educadora Paulista (São Paulo), Rádio Cosmos (São Paulo), Rádio Cruzeiro do Sul,[5] Rádio Record, Rádio Mayrink Veiga, Rádio Tupi, and Rádio Nacional.[3][6]

  1. ^ Sardinha, Annibal Augusto (2002). The Works of Garoto. Vol. 1. San Francisco: Guitar Solo Publications. p. 5.
  2. ^ Antônio, Irati; Pereira, Regina (1982). Garoto, sinal dos tempos (in Portuguese). Rio de Janeiro: Edição FUNARTE. p. 13.
  3. ^ a b c d Livingston, Tamara Elena (2005). Choro: A Social History of a Brazilian Popular Music. Thomas George Caracas Garcia. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. pp. 112–115. ISBN 0-253-34541-3. OCLC 56911832.
  4. ^ Lima, Luciano (2020). "Yvonne Rebello e Garoto: o Violão na Música de Radamés Gnattali antes da Tocata em Ritmo de Samba". Revista Vórtex. 8 (3): 1–30. doi:10.33871/23179937.2020.8.3.1.5.
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  6. ^ Lima, Luciano (2020). "Yvonne Rebello e Garoto: o Violão na Música de Radamés Gnattali antes da Tocata em Ritmo de Samba". Revista Vórtex. 8 (3): 3. doi:10.33871/23179937.2020.8.3.1.5.