Carlos Roberto Cavalcanti de Albuquerque (born 1953), known as Robertinho do Recife, is a Brazilian

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born in the city of

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, Brazil. His first contact with the guitar was at the age of 10. After he was run over by a car, he had to stay long periods of time at home and had to watch a lot of TV. In one of these TV programs he met The Beatles and fell in love with the guitar. He got his first guitar as a gift from his grandfather. At the age of 12 he was already playing with bands in Recife. He had very good technique and later was invited to play with bands like: Watch Pocket, Chicago and

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. He played a little of everything: from music for children, to heavy metal and neoclassical. At the end of the 1980s he played with the Brazilian band Yahoo, when they played a cover of "Love Bites", song from the British band Def Leppard. He's currently working as a music producer in his own studio in Rio de Janeiro. Since the 1970s he has worked with artists like

Geraldo Azevedo Geraldo Azevedo (born January 11, 1945) is a Brazilian singer and guitarist. He is famous for his contributions to the Brazilian Popular Music scene, especially his partnerships with Alceu Valença Alceu Valença (born July 1, 1946) is a Braz ...

Zé Ramalho Zé Ramalho (born José Ramalho Neto on October 3, 1949 – Brejo do Cruz, Paraíba, Brazil) is a Brazilian composer and performer. Zé Ramalho has collaborated with various major Brazilian musicians, including Vanusa, Geraldo Azevedo and Alce ...

and

Raimundo Fagner Raimundo Fagner Cândido Lopes (born in Orós, Ceará, October 13, 1949) is a Brazilian singer, composer, musician, actor and music producer. He is commonly known by the stage name of Fagner. Biography The youngest of the five children of José ...

Discography

* 1977: ''Jardim da Infância'' * 1978: '' Robertinho no Passo'' (featuring

Hermeto Pascoal Hermeto Pascoal (born June 22, 1936) is a Brazilian composer and multi-instrumentalist. He was born in Lagoa da Canoa, Alagoas, Brazil. Pascoal is a significant figure in the history of Brazilian music, mainly known for his abilities in orches ...

) * 1979: '' E Agora pra Vocês... Suingues Tropicais'' * 1981: '' Satisfação'' * 1982: '' Robertinho do Recife e Emilinha'' * 1983: '' Ah, Robertinho do Mundo'' * 1984: '' Metal Mania'' * 1990: '' Rapsódia Rock'' * 2014: '' Back For More''

References

1953 births Living people Brazilian composers Brazilian guitarists Brazilian male guitarists People from Recife Brazilian record producers {{Brazil-musician-stub