Armandinho (born Armando da Costa Macêdo, May 23, 1953) is a Brazilian composer and singer. He was born in

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, the son of Osmar Macêdo, from the world's first trio elétrico, the Trio Elétrico de Dodô e Osmar. (In the 1940s, at the same time the electric guitar was invented, Osmar Macêdo along with bandmate Adolfo Nascimento

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independently created the

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, a type of electric

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, which gave the Trio Elétrico its name.) In his early career, he played in his bands Trio Elétrico Mirim in 1962 and Hell's Angels in 1967. In 1970, he formed

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with bassist/vocalist Dadi, keyboardist/vocalist Mú Carvalho, percussionist/vocalist Ary Dias and drummer Gustavo Schroeter. They performed in

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had some hits with "Beleza pura" (

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), "Abri a porta" (

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), "Zanzibar" (Armandinho/Fausto Nilo), etc. Since then, Armandinho has recorded and performed with musicians such as

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, Época de Ouro, Moraes Moreira,

Pepeu Gomes Pedro Anibal de Oliveira Gomes, better known as Pepeu Gomes (born February 7, 1952 in Salvador, Bahia state) is an accomplished Brazilian guitar player, multi-instrumentalist and composer. He was one of the members of Novos Baianos. Biography Pep ...

, as well as his own group, the Trio Elétrico de Armandinho.

Discography

Solo albums

* 1983 - ''Armandinho e o Trio Elétrico de Dodô e Osmar'' * 1989 - ''Brasileirô'' (Movie Records) * 1993 - ''Instrumental no CBB - Época de Ouro e Armandinho'' * 1996 - ''Brasil Musical - Série Música Viva - Armandinho e Raphael Rabello'' * 1997 - ''O Melhor do Chorinho Ao Vivo - Armandinho e Época de Ouro'' * 1997 - ''Raphael Rabello e Armandinho - Em Concerto'' * 1999 - ''Retocando o Choro'' * 2001 - ''Caetano & Gil'' * 2003 - ''Retocando o Choro Ao Vivo'' (

Biscoito Fino Olivia Hime (born June 25, 1943) is a Brazilian singer and lyricist. She is also the co-owner and musical manager of the record label Biscoito Fino. In 2005, the song ''Cancao Transparente'', composed by Hime and her husband, pianist and composer ...

) * 2009 - ''Pop Choro'' * 2009 - ''Paulo Moura e Armandinho - Afrobossanova''

References

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