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Childhood and musical studies

Toquinho was born in

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, 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

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; his maternal grandparents were from

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. 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

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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

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Career

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

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entitled "Lua Cheia" (Full Moon). His first big hit was composed in 1970 with

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, "Que Maravilha" (What a Wonder). That same year he was invited by

, co-writer of the worldwide hit "

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" (

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), 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

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and

. 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 ''Casa de Brinquedos'' is a 1983 album by Toquinho for children. It counts with the coloboration of Mutinho for compositions and the participation of various artist, like Tom Zé, Chico Buarque, Moraes Moreira and Baby Consuelo. All the arrangemen ...

'' (1983). Toquinho continues to record and play, and he remains popular in Brazil and Italy.''Toquinho, gli amici e l'Italia'' Interview with Ana Paul Torres
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, his album ''Toquinho e Yamandu Costa - Bachianinha (Live at Rio Montreux Jazz Festival)'' (with

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) won the

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for Best Instrumental Album.

Discography

1960s * 1966: ''O violão de Toquinho'' * 1969: ''La vita, amico, è l'arte dell'incontro'' 1970s * 1970: ''Toquinho'' * 1970: '' Vinicius de Moraes en "La Fusa" con Maria Creuza Y Toquinho'' * 1971: ''Como dizia o poeta... Música nova'' (with Vinicius de Moraes and Marilia Medalha) * 1971: ''Per vivere un grande amore'' * 1971: ''São demais os perigos desta vida...'' (with Vinicius de Moraes) * 1971: ''Toquinho e Vinícius'' * 1971: ''Vinicius + Bethania + Toquinho en La Fusa'' (Mar Del Plata) * 1972: ''Vinícius canta "Nossa Filha Gabriela"'' * 1973: ''

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'' (Original soundtrack) * 1973: ''Poeta, moça e violão'' (with Vinicius de Moraes and

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) * 1973: ''Botequim'' (with

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) * 1974: ''

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'' * 1974: ''Toquinho, Vinícius e amigos'' * 1974: ''Fogo sobre Terra'' (Original soundtrack) * 1974: ''

Vinícius & Toquinho ''Vinícius & Toquinho'' is a 1974 album by Toquinho in partnership with Vinicius de Moraes. Track listing Personnel *Toquinho – arrangements, vocals, acoustic guitar, viola, piano *Vinícius de Morais - lyrics *Edu Lobo – arrangements *Fr ...

'' * 1975: ''Vinícius/Toquinho'' * 1975: ''O Poeta e o Violão'' (with Vinicius de Moraes) * 1976: ''La voglia, la pazzia, l'incoscienza, l'allegria'' * 1976: ''Il Brasile nella chitarra strumentale'' (Torino, Italy) * 1977: ''Toquinho tocando'' * 1977: ''The best of Vinicius & Toquinho'' * 1977: ''Tom, Vinícius, Toquinho, Miúcha'' * 1978: ''Toquinho cantando: Pequeno perfil de um cidadão comum'' * 1979: ''10 anos de Toquinho e Vinícius'' 1980s * 1980: ''Sempre Amigos'' (with Paulinho Nogueira) * 1980: ''Um pouco de ilusão'' * 1980: ''A arca de Noé'' (with Vinicius de Moraes) * 1980: ''A Arca de Noé 2'' (with Vinicius de Moraes) * 1981: ''Toquinho, la chitarra e gli amici'' * 1981: ''Doce vida'' * 1982: ''Toquinho ao vivo em Montreaux'' * 1983: ''Aquarela'' * 1983: ''

'' * 1984: ''Sonho dourado'' * 1984: ''Bella la vita'' * 1985: ''A luz do solo'' * 1986: ''Coisas do coração'' * 1986: ''Le storie di una storia sola'' * 1986: ''Vamos juntos: Toquinho Live at Bravas Club'86, Tokyo'' * 1987: ''Canção de todas as crianças'' * 1988: ''Made in coração'' * 1989: ''Toquinho in Canta Brasil'' * 1989: ''À sombra de um jatobá'' 1990s * 1990: ''Toquinho instrumental'' * 1992: ''El viajero del sueño'' * 1992: ''Il viaggiatore del sogno'' * 1992: ''O viajante do sonho'' * 1993: ''La vita è l'arte dell'incontro'' * 1994: ''Trinta anos de música'' * 1996: ''Toquinho e suas canções preferidas'' * 1999: ''Toquinho Paulinho Nogueira''

Gallery

Image:Gildo e Toquinho.jpg, Toquinho and

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, Italy, Aug., 5th, 2010. Image:Toquinho Badi Assad Cremona 5th aug 2010.jpg, Toquinho and

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, during a show in

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Bibliography

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2017,

References

External links

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